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Coming This Saturday July 18, 2015
Kite-Making and Samurai Story-Telling with Takashi Tanemori
– A Hiroshima Bomb Survivor
KITES? INSTEAD OF SWORDS FOR A SAMURAI?! Find out more in this special Kite- Making and Samurai Story-Telling Workshop, Saturday, July 18, 2015, 1pm – 3 pm with Takashi Tanemori at the Military Intelligence Service (MIS) Historic Learning Center, Building 640, 640 Old Mason Street Presidio, San Francisco, CA 94129. Free admission/$5 donation for materials. Space is limited. Call (415)921-5007 for sign-ups. All ages welcome.
The first-born son of a prominent Japanese Samurai family, Tanemori lives his life guided by the memories of his father’s Samurai teachings. Participants will make their own kites and choose a Samurai virtue to write, using a Japanese calligraphy brush and then “hold on” to catch the wind on Crissy Field. Tanemori will talk about virtues such as: True Heart (seishin), Endurance (nintai), Spirit (tamashii) and Loyalty, Honor & Duty (chyugi).
“Hold on to these truths – they will take you as far and as high as you can ever dream.”
On the morning of August 6, 1945, Tanemori was playing hide and seek with his 2nd grade classmates before the start of school. Less than 7/10ths of a mile from the epicenter, he survived. His classmates, mother, sister and eventually his father and oldest sister did not. At 8 years old, he was left with his surviving 3 siblings and his father’s Samurai truths and teachings.
In 1985, Tanemori founded the Silkworm Peace Institute (Kaiko Heiwa), committed to promoting international peace through forgiveness, healing and cultural understanding. The silkworm sacrifices its life and leaves behind something of lasting beauty. Tanemori shares his message of finding peace in his heart through learning to forgive as a prolific writer, historian, artist and public speaker.
The National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS) and the Silkworm Peace Institute are sponsoring the Kite-Making and Samurai Story-Telling Workshop. Also, they are hosting the exhibition “Forgiveness: A Bridge Between Nations”, a 34-piece collection of artwork by Tanemori. As a historian, his artwork traces the initial U.S.-Japan relations dating back to the 1700’s to the ending of World War II and to his personal transformation from revenge to peacemaker. The exhibit runs May 3 – October 31, 2015. All events at the Military Intelligence Service (MIS) Historic Learning Center, Building 640, 640 Old Mason Street Presidio, San Francisco, CA 94129.
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