There are presently about 50 households (mainly from Futaba in the Fukushima prefecture) that have been evacuated to Namiki, Tsukuba city. In this context, we are delighted to hear that Kazunari Watanabe, native of Futaba, will attend the London Olympics to compete in the cycle race. We have initiated the “Kazunari Watanabe Cheering Program” for Futaba evacuees and the citizens of Namiki, Tsukuba — it is our hope that this program will foster communication and understanding between the two communities.
A cheering flag was created at the Summer Festival of Namiki held on the 15th (Sunday). The central image was designed by the artist Kensuke Miyazaki; the people of Tsukuba adorned the banner with messages of support directed at citizens of Futaba and other districts around Fukushima. Since the disaster, Kensuke Miyazaki has been diligently working on various projects promoting recovery. For more details about his activities, please visit his website:
>>http://www.miyazakingdom.com/
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Category Archives: Vision Formulation assignments
Visit to Sanriku, 2nd day
During the hour-long drive from Ofunato to our lodgings in Rikuzentakada, we spoke with Ruriko Mori, a survivor of the tsunami. She told us about the extent of the damages at the time.
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Psychological Care & Support in the Aftermath of Disaster
Pr. Takahashi and Pr. Kashimura from the medical department gave a lecture that tackled the topic of “The supporting activities of the stricken areas and how they should involve preserving healthy psychological conditions”.
By discussing concrete cases of symptoms, Pr. Kashimura offered very useful and easy-to-understand examples.
Many students participated in the presentation meeting. We hope that this will lead us to the implementation of meaningful project. (Kataoka)
Holding of a presentation meeting.
Many students participated to the presentation meeting.We hope that this will lead us to the implementation of meaningful project. (Kataoka)
予告 創造的復興プロジェクト説明会開催！！
夏期休業期間中に行う集中授業について説明を行います。
・創造的復興：視点構築演習
（Y635102・FH53072)
・創造的復興：チャレンジ学外演習
（Y635202・FH53082）
・創造的復興：ハイブリッドアート演習
（Y635402・GB00302・GC34402)
上記の授業を履修するものは必ず参加してください。
日時：６月２１日（木）１８：１５〜１９：３０
場所：５C ２１６教室
Iwaki 2
During our visit to « Hibi no Shinbun », a publication based in Iwaki City, we learned about the many communities of refugees of the nuclear accident and tsunami as well as communities of local citizens. It appeared that these different groups were often divided on several issues, a factor that seemed a severe and stark truth to us. (Kataoka)）
Iwaki 1
We are in Iwaki for our research project.
We examined the post-disaster activities of the Iwaki City Art Museum and Alios, Iwaki Performing Arts Center. A particularly impressive workshop explored the psychological insights of color-by-number exercises. An exhibition showcasing creations of the participants is due to be held at the end of June; it is our intention to return to Iwaki to attend the opening.
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The grand and beautiful Alios, Iwaki Performing Arts Center.
WEBSITE INAUGURATION
Launch of the CR project’s webpage
We are proud to present the website for the Creative Reconstruction Project! This page will serve as a platform for announcements and reports related to the program. For reference, this project will be commonly called the « CR Project », as an abbreviation of « Creative Reconstruction Project ». (Kataoka)
Joso City : Ishigenishi Junior High School
Since the earthquake, significant cracks have appeared in the pillars and walls of the school building. As a consequence, the school was condemned and must be leveled. We went to visit the school in order to find out if there was something we could do for the pupils and alumni to keep the history and memories alive. (Kataoka)
