Tree planting and accompanying program
As part of the international project KAKI – The Tree of Life, we will mark the symbolic planting of a persimmon tree – a tree of hope, peace, and resilience – during the week of October 6 to 9. The persimmon tree that survived the atomic bombing of Nagasaki has become a universal symbol of rebirth and connection.
We invite you to join us for a series of events that bring together art, nature, and a message of peace, and to take part in the official tree planting.
Event schedule
Monday, October 6
5:30 p.m. – Kamishibai performance Kaki – The Tree of Life (Performer: Tina Zadnik, Story by: Anken Kidani, Location: D. Feigel Library, Gorizia, Italy)
Tuesday, October 7
4:00 p.m. – Artist Talk: Tatsuo Miyajima (P1, School of Arts UNG, Nova Gorica)*
5:00 p.m. – Kamishibai performance Kaki – The Tree of Life (Performer: Tina Zadnik, Story by: Anken Kidani, Location: France Bevk Public Library, Nova Gorica)
Wednesday, October 8
4:00 p.m. – Kaki Tree Planting Ceremony (EPICenter, Nova Gorica)
Guests: Tatsuo Miyajima (JP), Alexander Gadjiev (IT), Francesco Foletti (IT)
Participants: Rene Rusjan, Tina Zadnik, Choir of Elementary School Šempas, Conductor Mojca Maver Podberšič, School Choir of Elementary School Fran Erjavec from Štandrež (Gorizia), Conductor Martina Hlede, Miloš Tomić, Abiral Khadka (Joondroid), Olga Toni, Jasna Hribernik, etc.
Thursday, October 9
5:00 p.m. – The Art of Living , The Life of Art. Conversation between Tatsuo Miyajima and Alexander Gadjiev, moderated by Stojan Pelko (EPIC Hall, Kolodvorska pot 10, Nova Gorica)*
*The event will be held in English.
All events are free of charge.
The project brings a powerful message from the past together with hope for the future – with each tree planted, we build a bridge between cultures, nature, and people.
You are warmly invited to join us for this symbolic moment.
With thanks to: Revive Time: Kaki Tree Project (JP), Kaki Tree Europe (IT), EU-Japan Fest, UNG Tiny Migrating Forest & Green Points and Movement, Goriška knjižnica Franceta Bevka, Narodna in študijska knjižnica, Knjižnica D. Feigel (IT), OŠ Šempas, OŠ Frana Erjavca iz Štandreža (IT), Pax Christi Punto Pace di Gorizia (IT)
The project is part of the official programme of the European Capital of Culture 2025 Nova Gorica – Gorizia.
