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Omotenashi(Hearty Hospitality) with Soka(Floral Decoration) Community Information Paper Vol.34 March 2016 Issued by Azabu Regional City Office Edited by The Azabu Editing Office 5-16-45 Roppongi, Minato City, Tokyo 106-8515 Tel: 03-5114-8812 Fax: 03-3583-3782 Please contact Minato Call (City Information Service) for inquiries regarding Residents’ Life Support. Tel: 03-5472-3710 A community information paper created and edited by Azabu residents Fascinated by Artistic Azabu ⑧ Omotenashi (Hearty Hospitality) with Soka (Floral Decoration) Did you know that a flower object installation representing the four seasons has appeared at the Ark Karajan Plaza in Ark Hills? It is the work of Mr. Masaru Akai, “Kajin” (floral artist) who arranges everything from daily table flowers to large objects for events. We visited Mr. Akai’s atelier in Roppongi 1-chome. He told us that his head-to-toe dress- an activity base ing in black is meant to represent the in Tokyo. Now, black clothes of a judge who judges he travels bet- ‘space’, as well as a “Kurogo”* slaves ween Tokyo and behind the scenes. Mr. Akai’s deci- his hometown, sion is always based on his own sen- Osa ka. He told us sibility and intuition. Even piles of that the activity iron bars and bundles of lightweight base in Aza bu, where steel frames that have attracted his his work place is locat- attention at a DIY shop are used as ed near to his residence, Masaru Akai flower vases, if he thinks they are holds a great appeal that he He calls himself “Kajin” (floral artist). He is a talented flower designer. In addition to flower arrangement les- right. When it comes to people and cannot find in Osaka, such as sons for some ambassadors’ wives in Japan, he plays also for flowers, he highly values the the complicated and strong to- an active part inside and outside of Japan, such as par- intuition that tells him, “ This is it!”. pography with different elevations ticipating in government-organized events including the “Hokkaido Toyako Summit”, and has presented a bou- and traditional low buildings that re- quet to the Pope. He was born in Osaka in 1965. He had been inspired to take up this main at the foot of modern high-rise http://www.akaimasaru.jp line from the floral decorations he buildings. Unusual spaces appear saw in the mass media when Queen when you go up a slope and turn Elizabeth visited Japan. He was onto a road. The heart of “Kajin” shocked by the floral art that was beats faster when he sees a powerful completely different from the flower dandelion flower in a crack on a arrangements he had been used to paved street, regardless of the com- It is the custom to present a seeing in his family’s flower shop. pletely urban landscape. It gives him certificate of course comple- Some years later, he had the oppor- an example of how he could express tion to each of the ambassa- dors’ wives who were students tunity to learn floral art from the art- the most within a limited time and of the course, when they return ist who had arranged the floral deco- space. He is very inspired by this to their country. In the lesson, rations for Queen Elizabeth, through town. Mr. Akai also learns a lot from an introduction by a customer in his them, with their liberal ideas that are not common among flower shop. He was fascinated by In art this is expressed through the the Japanese people, so both the expansive use of space, and cre- mutability of flowers, by the way parties take away something ated his own style of “Soka” that their blossoms change from moment from the lessons. fuses Japanese flower arrangement to moment, which can only be cap- and Western floral art. He started ar- tured by an image. However, for bet- ranging “Soka” at events held by ter or worse, the color tones and aura corporations, embassies and/or con- cannot be the same as that of living sulates, and gained the opportunity flowers. In this season just before to be involved in a variety of activi- Christmas, large Christmas flower ties, such as presenting a bouquet to arrangements are displayed at the the Pope and offering flowers in north entrance of Osaka Station. “Shikinen Sengu” (transfer of a deity When you visit the Kansai area in to a new shrine building) at Ise Jingu this season, admire the Christmas Shrine. “Soka” up-close only during this Soka in the Frank Muller Exhibition limited period. (In the old mansion of Seiho Takeuchi in Kyoto) Some years ago, he also established Soka in the “ARK Hills Autumn Fair 2015” Flowers offered in “Shikinen Sengu” at Ise Jingu Shrine An object that was used to bundle alumi- num construction ma- terial has become a wonderful flower vase Soka in the “ARK Hills in this way! Sakura Fair 2015” * A stage assistant dressed in black who assists Kabuki actors during a performance. (Interview by Kyoko Ideishi and Kumiko Omura: written by Kyoko Ideishi) About Mr. Chiune Sugihara, and specifically on the exhibits about him in the Diplomatic Archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Special Mr. Chiune in Azabudai Masaaki Shiraishi contribution Staff of the Diplomatic Archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Sugihara Lithuania During WWII, Mr. Chiune Sugihara, who served as Acting Consul in the Japanese Consul in Lithuania, issued visas to many Jewish people who were being persecuted by Nazi Germany. The year 2015 marks a milestone: the anniversary of Mr. Sugihara’s 115th birthday, 75 years after the visa issue and 70 years after the war. The “Sugihara List – A record of the numerous transit visas through Japan issued by Mr. Sugihara in 1940 that helped refugees, evidence of his spirit of humanity and philanthropy,” has been selected as a Japan candidate for UNESCO’s “Memory of the World” to be registered in 2017. The application was submitted by Yaotsu-cho, the birthplace of Chiune Sugihara. We asked Mr. Masaaki Shiraishi, staff of the Diplomatic Archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan who has studied Chiune Sugihara at length, for a special contribution to this paper. Actor Toshiaki Karasawa plays the lead role believed that this was why Germany had as Sugihara Chiune in the film “Sugihara concluded the Anti-Comintern Pact with Chiune,” to be released in December this Japan. However, Germany then joined hands year. In real life, Chiune Sugihara (hereinaf- with the Soviet Union, of all countries, which ter, “Mr. Sugihara”) had been a true diplo- was also the “headquarters” of communism! mat, and is highly appreciated not only in On the very day when Mr. Sugihara and his Japan but also around the world for saving family arrived at Kaunas, the cabinet of Kiich- Visa List (Collection of Diplomatic Archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan) the lives of thousands people in Lithuania iro Hiranuma, the Prime Minister of Japan at during WWII. Perhaps there are quite a the time, resigned with the comment, “The situ- number of people who know about him, be- ation in Europe is complicated and strange.” A few days later on September 1, 1939, cause an article in Azabu Vol. 30 introduced the German army invaded Poland. As England and France had friendly relations with the Embassy of Lithuania in Moto-azabu, Poland, they declared war on Germany on September 3. It is said WWII began on this where Sugihara had played an active role. day. Moreover, on September 17, 1939, the Soviets invaded Poland from the eastern However, few may know about Mr. Sugi- border. As a result, by the end of September, Poland was completely occupied. hara’s permanent exhibition corner in Mo- Before WWII, Poland had the largest Jewish community in Europe. Consequently, to-azabu, the only one in Tokyo. there were many Jewish people among the refugees who escaped to the neighboring After a ten-minute walk through Gaien Hi- country of Lithuania. gashi Dori from Roppongi Station to Tokyo One of the historical materials collected in the Diplomatic Archives of the Ministry Tower, and past the Iigurakatamachi Cross- of Foreign Affairs of Japan is the “Visa List,” which is a list of names of those who ing, you arrive at the Diplomatic Archives were issued visas. When this list is examined, we find that the majority of the people of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of who received visas were of Polish nationality, and refugees who had barely escaped Japan(*). This organization has compiled, with their lives from their motherland. Because Lithuania, where they had last es- archived and provided diplomatic records caped from, was to be annexed by the Soviet Union the next year in 1940, they need- from the Tokugawa Shogunate, mainly for ed to find a new destination. In Western Europe at that time, Nazi Germany had ad- research purposes. However, this facility vanced with such great vigor that even the powerful nation of France had surrendered. Mr. Chiune Sugihara (1900–1986) also displays materials to spread knowledge Therefore, it was impossible for them to escape to Western Europe. There was no (Collection of the Diplomatic Archives of the about the history of diplomacy. Set up in choice for them except to pass through the Soviet Union, acquire transport to Japan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan) 2000, the lobby of the main building dis- and finally escape to the U.S. Because of this, a visa issued by Japan was an essential plays accurate copies of important historical condition for their survival.
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