Ivy from Totsukawa
The ivy that had grown on the school building was carefully removed and thoroughly soaked in the clear waters of Totsukawa. It was then relocated with the building as a symbol of the time that had passed.
Around this pavillionPlanting
Tender care and relocation of
plants
fill with memories
of Nara and Kyoto.
A space to interact with life
and prepare for the dialogue.
Memory Garden
Memory Garden has three areas:
the Meadow of Life with soothing plants swaying in the wind, the Grove of Life where gentle light filters through the trees surrounds you, and the Spring of Life with a ginkgo sapling and water gently welling up.
The Symbolic Ginkgo Tree
The 100-year-old ginkgo tree from Fukuchiyama, which grew close to one of the school buildings, as if watching over the children, is the pavilion's symbolic tree. It was going to be felled, but a decision was made to relocate it. In October, after over six months of careful preparation, it was moved from Fukuchiyama to Yumeshima.
The tree stands tall in the center of the pavilion, watching over all life. Its seedlings that sprouted from its seeds grew up at the foot of their parent tree in Fukuchiyama, passing on life to the next generation.
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Architecture
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Ending Movie
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Design
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Project Team
- Virtual Expo Venue
- Please note that this is currently under development, and specifications may change. Further details will be announced in the future.
Comment
Planting & Environmental Design
SAITO Taichi(Daishizen Co., Ltd.)
Children used to study and play in the rural school buildings and schoolyards in Totsukawa and Fukuchiyama. Although the children are now gone, the plants and trees that stood quietly watching over them are still alive with their memories. They include ivy that covered the school building walls, the small living things we call weeds, and a large ginkgo tree. They eluded destruction in the school buildings' disassembly and were relocated to the site of the World Expo. Here in their brilliant new home, the plants and trees rejoice as if rejuvenated, their radiance restored. They will spread their branches and leaves, warmly welcome and quietly watch over visitors from all over the world, and kindly embrace them.