{"id":1880,"date":"2019-12-25T16:28:42","date_gmt":"2019-12-25T07:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mizutomidori.jp\/news\/?p=1880"},"modified":"2019-12-25T16:28:42","modified_gmt":"2019-12-25T07:28:42","slug":"presented-wooden-benches-to-prefecture-educational-facilities-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mizutomidori.jp\/news\/2019\/12\/presented-wooden-benches-to-prefecture-educational-facilities-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Donating wooden benches to the schools in Kumamoto prefecture!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">On Friday, September 19, 2019, at the lobby of 1<sup>st<\/sup> floor of Kumamoto Prefectural Government Building, a ceremony was held for the donation of six benches made by cedar of thinning forest cut down trees from the &#8220;Aso Taikan no Mori&#8221;. Mr. Yamaki, Higo Bank&#8217;s Deputy President (Also Councilor of our Foundation) handed the donation catalog to Mr. Koga, Education Superintendent in Kumamoto Prefecture. In total, twelve benches were donated, including six of last year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mizutomidori.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/\u2460IMG_9997\u2605\u76ee\u9332.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1691\" src=\"https:\/\/mizutomidori.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/\u2460IMG_9997\u2605\u76ee\u9332-300x216.jpg\" alt=\"\u2460IMG_9997\u2605\u76ee\u9332\" width=\"300\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mizutomidori.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/\u2460IMG_9997\u2605\u76ee\u9332-300x216.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mizutomidori.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/\u2460IMG_9997\u2605\u76ee\u9332-1024x737.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/mizutomidori.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/\u2460IMG_9997\u2605\u76ee\u9332-768x553.jpg 768w, http:\/\/mizutomidori.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/\u2460IMG_9997\u2605\u76ee\u9332-1536x1106.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/mizutomidori.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/\u2460IMG_9997\u2605\u76ee\u9332.jpg 1556w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #000000;font-family: 'Georgia',serif\">This is the group photo of Aso Chuo Senior High School students belonged to the green environment department. We ordered them for bench production and they have been working on the desk as the part of their class work from April of this year. This bench does not use any nails or metal fittings, and is fully made by the &#8220;Kumiki&#8221; construction method used in traditional architecture. The representative student explained that this is because considering the safety of the children who use it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mizutomidori.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/\u2462IMG_0001\u2605\u751f\u5f92\u3055\u3093.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1692\" src=\"https:\/\/mizutomidori.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/\u2462IMG_0001\u2605\u751f\u5f92\u3055\u3093-300x205.jpg\" alt=\"\u2462IMG_0001\u2605\u751f\u5f92\u3055\u3093\" width=\"300\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mizutomidori.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/\u2462IMG_0001\u2605\u751f\u5f92\u3055\u3093-300x205.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mizutomidori.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/\u2462IMG_0001\u2605\u751f\u5f92\u3055\u3093-1024x701.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/mizutomidori.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/\u2462IMG_0001\u2605\u751f\u5f92\u3055\u3093-768x525.jpg 768w, http:\/\/mizutomidori.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/\u2462IMG_0001\u2605\u751f\u5f92\u3055\u3093-1536x1051.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/mizutomidori.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/\u2462IMG_0001\u2605\u751f\u5f92\u3055\u3093.jpg 1577w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #000000;font-family: 'Georgia',serif\">After the donation ceremony, the Kumamoto Prefectural Office of Education, the teachers and students of Aso Chuo High School, and the staff of the Foundation took commemorative group photos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mizutomidori.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_0011\u2605\u96c6\u5408\u5199\u771f.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1693\" src=\"https:\/\/mizutomidori.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_0011\u2605\u96c6\u5408\u5199\u771f-300x193.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0011\u2605\u96c6\u5408\u5199\u771f\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mizutomidori.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_0011\u2605\u96c6\u5408\u5199\u771f-300x193.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mizutomidori.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_0011\u2605\u96c6\u5408\u5199\u771f-1024x658.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/mizutomidori.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_0011\u2605\u96c6\u5408\u5199\u771f-768x494.jpg 768w, http:\/\/mizutomidori.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_0011\u2605\u96c6\u5408\u5199\u771f-1536x987.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/mizutomidori.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_0011\u2605\u96c6\u5408\u5199\u771f.jpg 1564w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #000000;font-family: 'Georgia',serif\">Kumamoto City Furumachi Elementary School<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mizutomidori.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CIMG2161\u3000\u53e4\u753a\u5c0f\u5b66\u6821.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1695\" src=\"https:\/\/mizutomidori.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CIMG2161\u3000\u53e4\u753a\u5c0f\u5b66\u6821-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"CIMG2161\u3000\u53e4\u753a\u5c0f\u5b66\u6821\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mizutomidori.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CIMG2161\u3000\u53e4\u753a\u5c0f\u5b66\u6821-300x222.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mizutomidori.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CIMG2161\u3000\u53e4\u753a\u5c0f\u5b66\u6821-1024x758.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/mizutomidori.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CIMG2161\u3000\u53e4\u753a\u5c0f\u5b66\u6821-768x569.jpg 768w, http:\/\/mizutomidori.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/CIMG2161\u3000\u53e4\u753a\u5c0f\u5b66\u6821.jpg 1487w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #000000;font-family: 'Georgia',serif\">Yatsushiro City Sakamoto Junior High School<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mizutomidori.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/P1240474\u3000\u5742\u672c\u4e2d\u5b66\u6821.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1696\" src=\"https:\/\/mizutomidori.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/P1240474\u3000\u5742\u672c\u4e2d\u5b66\u6821-300x207.jpg\" alt=\"P1240474\u3000\u5742\u672c\u4e2d\u5b66\u6821\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mizutomidori.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/P1240474\u3000\u5742\u672c\u4e2d\u5b66\u6821-300x207.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mizutomidori.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/P1240474\u3000\u5742\u672c\u4e2d\u5b66\u6821-1024x707.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/mizutomidori.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/P1240474\u3000\u5742\u672c\u4e2d\u5b66\u6821-768x531.jpg 768w, http:\/\/mizutomidori.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/P1240474\u3000\u5742\u672c\u4e2d\u5b66\u6821-1536x1061.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/mizutomidori.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/P1240474\u3000\u5742\u672c\u4e2d\u5b66\u6821.jpg 1611w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #000000;font-family: 'Georgia',serif\">Minamata City Kugino Elementary School<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mizutomidori.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/\u3000\u4e45\u6728\u91ce\u5c0f\u5b66\u6821.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1698\" src=\"https:\/\/mizutomidori.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/\u3000\u4e45\u6728\u91ce\u5c0f\u5b66\u6821-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"\u3000\u4e45\u6728\u91ce\u5c0f\u5b66\u6821\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mizutomidori.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/\u3000\u4e45\u6728\u91ce\u5c0f\u5b66\u6821-300x228.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mizutomidori.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/\u3000\u4e45\u6728\u91ce\u5c0f\u5b66\u6821-1024x777.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/mizutomidori.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/\u3000\u4e45\u6728\u91ce\u5c0f\u5b66\u6821-768x583.jpg 768w, http:\/\/mizutomidori.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/\u3000\u4e45\u6728\u91ce\u5c0f\u5b66\u6821-1536x1166.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/mizutomidori.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/\u3000\u4e45\u6728\u91ce\u5c0f\u5b66\u6821.jpg 1569w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #000000;font-family: 'Georgia',serif\">Through the donation of these benches, the children of Kumamoto, who will be the next generation, could use them in their daily school life and touch the wood that grew up in the wilderness of Aso. We are very happy to know that through the use of benches; students learn about the functions of wood forest which plays an important role in environmental conservation.\u00a0<span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Georgia',serif\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u300a6 schools donated this year\u300b<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Kumamoto City Furumachi Elementary School<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"> Mashiki Municipal Hiroyasu Nishi Elementary School<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"> Minamata City Kugino Elementary School<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"> Nishikicho Kinoue Elementary School<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"> Yatsushiro City Sakamoto Junior High School<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"> Amakusa City Ryounan Junior High School<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday, September 19, 2019, at the lobby of 1st floor of Kumamoto Prefectural Government Building, a ceremo [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1880","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/mizutomidori.jp\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1880","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/mizutomidori.jp\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/mizutomidori.jp\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mizutomidori.jp\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mizutomidori.jp\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1880"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/mizutomidori.jp\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1880\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/mizutomidori.jp\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1880"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mizutomidori.jp\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1880"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mizutomidori.jp\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}