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  • Interview with Anti-Nuclear Activist Mitsuhiro Hayashida

    Back in February, members of ANT-Hiroshima participated in a workshop about the current global anti-nuclear movement and Japan’s role therein. The workshop was led by Mitsuhiro Hayashida, activist and campaign leader […]

  • Oberlin College Holds Event Introducing Hibakujumoku Saplings

    Oberlin College recently held an event, titled Spring Thaw, to introduce students to the college’s second-generation hibakujumoku saplings. Oberlin received the wisteria, Chinese parasol (aogiri), and ginkgo saplings from Green […]

  • Hibakujumoku Translation: “Something I Wish to Protect”

    The fifth and final installment of my translations from Yūko Ishida’s Meeting Hiroshima’s Trees is her conclusion, not about any specific tree but about her experience of getting to know the hibakujumoku […]

  • Hibakujumoku Translation: “The Scarred Ginkgo: Hibakujumoku Tilt?”

    The third installment of my translations from Yūko Ishida’s Meeting Hiroshima’s Trees is about the ginkgo located in front of Hōsenbō’s main hall. * * * The Scarred Ginkgo: Hibakujumoku Tilt? We visited a […]

  • Nine Introductions to Hibakujumoku

    On November 4, Tokyo University of Agriculture Professor Yoichi Kunii, Kuniko Watanabe, and myself traversed the streets, gardens, hills, shrines, and temples of Hiroshima to gather data on hibakujumoku (atomic-bombed […]