KAKIEKAKIENET

NEWS KAKI Vol.1

Project No. 1, the Atomic Bombing Victim Kaki Tree II,
took root on March 5, 1996
at the Ryuboku Elementary School in Daito-ku, Tokyo.

On that day, we heard the story of the Atomic Bombing Victim Kaki Tree from the tree doctor Masayuki Ebinuma, who grows these saplings in Nagasaki; we heard about how they are grown by the tree doctor Nobuo Oike, who cares for them in Tokyo; and Mr. Miyashima told us of his meeting with Atomic Bombing Victim Kaki Tree II. The kaki trees are named by children, with male kaki trees being called "Kaki Kaki Kun" (Kid Kaki Kaki) and the female ones "Yumekaki Chan" (Li'l Dream Kaki). Kaki Kaki Kun refers to the parent Kaki that suffered the atomic explosion, while Yume Kaki Chan are the newly born second generation trees, and Yume Kaki Chan holds all our dreams. Be well and grow strong, Kaki Kaki Kun and Yume Kaki Chan!