We participated in the 20th Earth Day in Maruyama Zoo (Sapporo, Hokkaido) on June 20th (Saturday) as “International Resonance of World Peace,” with a “PR Exhibit.”

We assisted with the experience booth together with members of “Peace Friends.”

At the experience booth, we held a WPPC (World Peace Peace Campaign) with over 500 visitors. Visitors drew flag cards and then attached miniature flags (193 countries + 47 spares) corresponding to the flags on a world map made of styrofoam. They then placed these flags on the map while saying “peace” in the language of the country represented by the flag. This game-like WPPC was conducted by members led by Mr. and Mrs. Yoshida for the past 10 years.

Because it was at a zoo, children happily participated, and all 260 gifts—world maps in various languages, peace dolls, and origami cranes—were gone by 2:30 PM, making for a very satisfying event.