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We opened a street stall at Meguro Citizens Festival “SUN Matsuri”, held at the Citizens Center on September 18. Displaying the posters of UNESCO activities, World Heritage, World Terakoya Movement, and KURURINPA (upside-down picture ? an optical illusion: turn the picture of an elephant upside down, and it soon becomes a swan), we sold plates, toys including a big stuffed bear (Winnie the Pooh), KURURINPA cards, World Heritage cards, books of “The Collection of Children’s Poems”, etc.
The first things that sold out were goods for children. Children indeed are the leading characters of any festival. I felt encouraged to realize that there are such a great number of active and lively children in Meguro. Our next target was young couples. Plates sold fairly well. There was a good demand for KURURINPA cards. As we explained the upside-down pictures, both children and adults got very interested and enjoyed looking at the cards. Though it was a long day, the stall opening at 10 a.m. and closing at 4 p.m., it was a good opportunity for us to make Meguro citizens aware of our association. We’d like to participate in the event more actively next year, making some more efforts.
Volunteers: T. Hashimoto, A. Miyashita, S. Chatani, R. Takahashi, M. Saito, S. Harada
- reported by Fumiko Harada