Tokyo Human Rights Plaza Event Information “Exhibition of Messages from Children in Heaven Who Died with Mental and Physical Injuries” to be held

[Tokyo Human Rights Plaza Event Information] “Exhibition of Messages from Children in Heaven Who Died with Mental and Physical Trauma” ​
Tokyo Human Rights Promotion Center, Public Interest Incorporated Foundation Press Release: September 8, 2025 “Exhibition of Messages from Children in Heaven Who Died with Physical and Mental Trauma” Tokyo Human Rights Plaza Special Exhibition
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It is said that child suicides increase in April and September, when the new school term begins. As the Tokyo Human Rights Plaza is a facility used by children and students, in 2018, with the cooperation of the nonprofit organization Gentle Heart Project, we have been working to resolve this situation by hosting an exhibition of messages from children who have died as a result of physical and mental injuries caused by bullying and other causes. This year, we will once again hold a message exhibition to coincide with the end of summer vacation and the start of the new school term, providing an
opportunity to reflect on the lives of children who have been taken and to think about what each individual can do to protect children’s lives.
1. Exhibition Period, Venue, and Opening Hours From Tuesday, September 9, 2025 to Tuesday, September 23 (national holiday), 2025 (excluding Sundays). Hours: 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM. Venue: Tokyo Human Rights Plaza, 1st Floor Lobby Gallery (Shiba 256 Square Building, 2-5-6 Shiba, Minato-ku). Access: https://www.tokyo-hrp.jp/access-main.html ※The event at the Kokubunji venue has now ended. (Dates: Monday, August 25th – Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025) Kokubunji Venue: Cocobunji Plaza Multipurpose Space (5th floor, Cocobunji West, 3-1-1 Honmachi, Kokubunji City) 2. Admission Fee Free 3 Exhibition contents The exhibit will include photographs of children who died from physical and mental injuries caused by bullying and other causes, words that children have spoken to society, panels (more than 10 sets,
approximately 50 pieces) displaying messages from families to their children, and messages from visitors. 4 Related business In
conjunction with this exhibition, a talk session recorded specifically for the exhibition will be screened continuously within the venue. [Screening Video] Midori Komori (Gentle Heart Project) x Masaki Ikegami (Journalist) This talk will feature a bereaved family member who lost their only daughter to suicide due to bullying and who gives lectures around the country in an effort to resolve the issue of bullying, and the representative of an organization who has been covering the issue of hikikomori for many years and now provides support to those affected. Along with an explanation of the
“Children’s Message Panels” that will be displayed at the venue, we will consider what can be done to resolve the issue of bullying. About the NPO Gentle Heart Project Founded in March 2003 with the aim of resolving bullying issues, the Gentle Heart Project works to convey to as many people as possible the “kind hearts” that children naturally possess through lectures, exhibitions, study groups, concerts, and other activities held across the country. Home page:
https://npo-ghp.or.jp/ 5. Organizers Organizer: Tokyo Human Rights Plaza (Designated Manager: Tokyo Human Rights Promotion Center (Public Interest Foundation)) Supported by: NPO Gentle Heart Project, Kokubunji City 6. Other Flyer PDF file (front) Flyer PDF file (back side)