Hey everyone! We have some really cool news! Ikuhiko Shibata, a well-known ceramic artist from Tajimi in Gifu Prefecture, Japan, would like to help with our playground project. As an artist for over 35 years, he apprenticed with his great uncle, Kozo Kato, who is a National Living Treasure in Japan. He is currently an …

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Good afternoon everyone! Here is the link to the interview we did with WKRC Local 12 News in Cincinnati. We are very pleased with how it turned out. We appreciate everyone’s support. Please help us continue to get the word out on our project. 🙂

Emiko and the U.C. DAAP students who designed our playground were interviewed on WVXU (NPR Radio). The article and the audio segment are posted here.

There is a new video that I just created about our project. Here is the link to the video. Please share this with anyone you think may be interested. Thanks!

Peter sent us some great pictures from his visit to Matsunami Park in Ishinomaki. He met with the vice-Mayor of Ishinomaki along with others in the community. The pictures are here in the gallery.