JAPAN & GEORGIA 40TH ANNIVERSARY Millennium Gate Museum March 28, 2014 1 2 The Millennium Gate Museum in Atlanta, Georgia is the winner of the 2006 Palladio Award for design of a public space and showcases world-class architecture and art that draws visitors from around the globe. It is located in a 101-foot tall monumental arch and is situated on axis with 17th Street in the Atlantic Station development. People are drawn to the arch not only for its beauty, but also for its setting at the edge of a park with a three acre lake. It is embellished with sculptural allegory honoring peaceful accomplishment over the last 2000 years and is the largest classical monument to be built since the construction of the Jefferson Memorial. The Millennium Gate Museum is not only a work of art, but also a cutting edge educational tool. The museum tells Georgia’s story through interactive technology, film, and exhibitions. 18th Century Georgia Pioneer Gallery Beginning with Native American history and Spanish settlement of the coast, the Georgia Pioneer Gallery focuses on General Oglethorpe’s creation of the Colony of Georgia and the enlightenment ideals that were so instrumental in its inception. The gallery contains documents and historical artifacts from the Native Indian, Spanish, British Colonial, and American Revolutionary periods that complement and add dimension to the museum’s history exhibit panels. 19th and 20th Century Galleries The galleries narrate the story of Atlanta’s and Georgia’s early history and the bold leadership that has helped them jointly grow into one of the most important destinations in the world. The exhibition features photographs and artifacts from twenty of Atlanta’s pioneering families, names such as Adair, Candler, Glenn, Herndon, Rich, Woodruff, and many others who have helped to shape our social, economic, political, and philanthropic landscape. 21st Century Interactive Gallery In partnership with Georgia Tech’s Interactive Media Technology Center, the museum has created an Interactive Philanthropy Gallery that allows visitors to explore Atlanta and how philanthropy has changed the various neighborhoods that comprise this thriving metropolis. Using Nintendo Wii technology in an immersive theater setting, visitors have the opportunity to explore Atlanta’s history. In the second interactive component, a projection visualizes Atlanta’s evolution over the past 150 years, giving visitors the chance to switch between historic and contemporary images of our city’s major landmarks with a simple wave of the hand. Period Rooms The Millennium Gate features three period rooms: an 18th century Colonial study from Georgia’s Declaration of Independence signer Lyman Hall’s Midway, Georgia, the 19th century office of Coca-Cola magnate Thomas K. Glenn during his tenure as president of Atlantic Steel and the Trust Company of Georgia simultaneously, and the 20th century drawing room of Pink House, the Rhodes-Robinson home designed by Philip Shutze and Edward Vason Jones. 3 ITINERARY Consul General Kazuo Sunaga Representative Joe Wilkinson Rodney Cook, National Monuments Foundation Planting of the 40th Somei-Yoshino Cherry Tree Reception at Millennium Gate Museum 4 BIOGRAPHIES Consul General Kazuo Sunaga Consul General Kazuo Sunaga was appointed Consul General of Japan in Atlanta in April 2013. Prior to his post in Atlanta, Consul General Sunaga was in charge of defense and security policy dialogues as the Director General for International Affairs in the Bureau of Defense Policy for the Ministry of Defense of Japan. Other experience in the United States includes his post as Minister in the Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations in New York from 2003 to 2007. Consul General Sunaga graduated from Hitotsubashi University with a law degree in March 1980 and joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA) a month later. He served as Senior Assistant, Japan-US Security Treaty Division for the North American Affairs Bureau, in January 1997 and was appointed Director, Energy Resources Division, Economic Affairs Bureau with MOFA in April 1998. Representative Joe Wilkinson Joe Wilkinson was first elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 2000. In the House, he chairs the Ethics Committee and serves on the Economic Development and Tourism, Health and Human Services, Insurance, and Natural Resources and Environment Committees. He also serves on the Judiciary Committee as an Ex-Officio member. Representative Wilkinson is a fifth generation Atlantan who graduated from North Fulton High School and the University of Georgia. He served Presidents Ford and Reagan as a member of the White House Press Office. He accompanied President Reagan on overseas trips to France, Honduras, Japan, China, England, and Belgium and attended the Economic Summits in France and England. Representative Wilkinson is retired from the United States Naval Reserve. He attained the rank of Captain (O-6) and is a veteran of Desert Storm. He has visited more than 40 countries and has been a guest lecturer on international affairs to college and high school students for the past 25 years. Representative Wilkinson has also served as a guest commentator on international affairs and business for numerous local and national media outlets. Rodney Cook, National Monuments Foundation Rodney Cook is an international authority on classical architecture, urban planning and education, serving as both an early member of New York’s Institute of Classical Architecture and Art and a founding trustee of the Prince of Wales’s Foundation for Architecture. Cook is founder and president of the National Monuments Foundation, which operates the Millennium Gate Museum and is currently orchestrating the development of Historic Mims Park in Vine City, Atlanta. 5 PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER 6 GOVERNOR NATHAN DEAL 7 AMBASSADOR KENICHIRO SASAE 8 AMBASSADOR CAROLINE KENNEDY 9 MAYOR KASIM REED 10 MAYOR ROBERT REICHERT 11 BUSINESS SPONSORS 12 13 BUSINESS SPONSORS 14 15 BUSINESS SPONSORS 16 17 SPECIAL THANKS AnimeZing Japan-America Society of Georgia Anime Weekend Atlanta Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Georgia Atlanta Bonsai Society Joli Kobe Atlanta Council on International Relations Konnichiwa Club Atlanta Judo Midtown Kyudo Renmei Atlanta Kendo Kai Leslie Petter Atlanta Okinawa Kenjin Kai Keven Lake Atlantic Station North Georgia Haiku Society CBRE Northside Neighbor Colin S. Brady, OBE & Susan Brady Origami Christmas Trees and More Four Seasons Landscaping Perspective 31 Photography Georgia Council for International Visitors Rita Thompson Global Atlanta The Fickling Family Horino Shodo School of Japanese Washi Accents Calligraphy World Affairs Council of Atlanta Ikebana International Atlanta Chapter 18 FRIENDS SEPERATED BY 6,854 MILES (11,030 KM) Georgia - Kagoshima Prefecture (Since 1966) Augusta - Takarazuka-shi (Since April 3, 1989) Macon - Kurobe-shi (Since May 10, 1977) Americus - Miyoshi-shi (Since May 18, 1995) Columbus - Kiryu-shi (Since April 25, 1978) Rome - Kumamoto-shi (Since May 29, 1995) LaGrange - Aso-shi (Since June 30, 1979) Dublin - Osaki-shi (Since May 29, 1998) Gainesville - Izunokuni-shi(Since May 20, 1981) Atlanta - Fukuoka-shi (Since February 8, 2005) Elberton - Mure-cho (Since November 21, 1983) 19 20 .