[Tokyo Toy Museum] Let’s deliver a “mobile toy museum” to the Noto Peninsula with your hometown tax. A traveling exhibition of play filled with the warmth of wood will be held in Wajima and Nanao. *Tokyo Toy Museum*
Press release: August 26, 2024
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Let’s deliver a “mobile toy museum” to the Noto Peninsula with your hometown tax. A traveling exhibition of play filled with the warmth of wood will be held in Wajima and Nanao.
*Hometown tax payment version crowdfunding will start from 10:00 on Monday, August 26th. This is a hometown tax that supports children in disaster-stricken areas. The “Mokuiku Caravan,” which travels around the country as a mobile toy museum, will be delivered to the Noto Peninsula. *
Overview: Delivering the warmth of Japanese wood to children in disaster-stricken areas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2cSn2u9WwU
The Certified NPO Art and Play Creation Association, which operates the Tokyo Toy Museum, has been holding the “Mokuiku Caravan” as a mobile toy museum in response to requests from all over the country. This is a special event where everyone from babies to seniors can play and laugh together through the warmth of Japanese wood and rich play. We launched this project to hold this event for children and adults who are hesitant to play to their heart’s content and hold back from laughing due to the Noto Peninsula earthquake.
We will use the hometown tax donation system to raise funds and hold events in September in two locations: Wajima City and Nanao City.
-Project details-
* I want to open a “mobile toy museum” on the Noto Peninsula. Create a place in the disaster area where multiple generations can laugh together through the blessings of the forest and rich play. * Recruitment: August 26, 2024 (Monday) to September 25, 2024 (Wednesday) Target amount: 1 million yen
Application page: https://www.furusato-tax.jp/gcf/3366
Details about “hometown tax” to this NPO
A toy museum is coming to your town!
There are currently 12 toy museums across the country filled with high-quality toys that have the warmth of wood. All of them are interactive museums where you can not only look at the exhibits lined up in the so-called showcases, but also actually hold most of the toys in your hands and play with them. Children learn through play and acquire the ability to live. Even for adults, playfulness enriches life. These days, there are fewer and fewer playgrounds for children, and it is said that there is a lack of experiences. We aim to once again restore the power for people to play freely, and to bring about a so-called “renaissance of play culture.”
In 2009, we started a mobile toy museum.
The Wood Education Caravan has been held 360 times in 15 years. This year it will be held in Korea as well.
The Tree Education Caravan is sponsored by local governments, companies, NPOs, and others, and has been supported for 15 years by many people, including local residents and volunteers. The event has been refined with each successive event, and has now become
established as the Tree Education Caravan as part of tree education promotion activities. To date, the event has grown into an initiative that has been held 360 times in 45 prefectures, attracting a total of 400,000 visitors, and continues to spread to local governments across the country.
Creating a place where all three sides can connect through wooden toys The Wood Education Caravan will use locations such as gymnasiums, community centers, and commercial facilities to set up toy museums for two days only. A 4-ton truck will bring in 200 high-quality wooden toys, and toy instructors and local volunteers will act as a bridge between visitors and the toys, creating a place for play and interaction. Through wooden toys, children can experience the warmth of wood and play, while adults can have an opportunity to reconsider the attractive local resources and forests. Local companies and industries can create a PR platform, and revitalize the entire region. This project is attracting attention from local governments across the country as a promising tree education promotion activity.
The first event was held in Nanao City, and many parents and children gathered. In order to provide spiritual nourishment to people affected by earthquakes and other disasters, we form “Play Support Teams” from time to time, and provide appropriate spaces for play and
opportunities for interaction, with content and timing tailored to local needs. is making.
In May 2024, we delivered the Mokuiku Caravan to Nanao City, Ishikawa Prefecture, which was severely damaged by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake. On the day of the event, one mother was seen crying tears of joy as she stood in front of the rows of wooden toys and said, “Ever since the earthquake, I’ve wanted to let my children play like this.”
About donations through hometown tax
https://art-play.or.jp/ttm/news/news-3633/
Starting this year, we will promote “tree education” through hometown tax donations. Bringing the blessings of the forest to children
This year, we are collecting donations through hometown tax payments to promote tree education activities such as the Tree Education Caravan. Children who grow up exposed to the bounty of the rich forests from an early age and who have acquired the will to live will support Japan’s future. Thank you for your support and cooperation.
■Mobile Toy Museum in Noto Peninsula Scheduled to be held■
Both cities, which once flourished as the central cities of the Noto Peninsula, are areas where old buildings have collapsed and water has been cut off for long periods of time.
We would like to hold a mobile toy museum in Nanao, an area on the Noto Peninsula where there are many families with children, and in Wajima City, where woodworking culture including lacquer has been cultivated.
*●“Tree Education Caravan in Noto Peninsula” scheduled to be held* Wajima Sunday, September 15, 2024 11:00-16:00 @ Wajima Children’s Center Nanao September 16, 2024 (Monday/Holiday) 10:00-15:00 @ Hanayome Norenkan Sponsored by: Certified NPO Art and Play Creation Association/Tokyo Toy Museum Co-host: Wajima Oyako Theater, Nanao Children’s Theater