The monument that symbolizes the feeling of gratitude to the Brazilian people of Japan, Japanese immigrants to the welcome parade is almost mandatory for Japanese authorities when visiting the country, the Japanese Pavilion is celebrating 60 years. On Friday (29) was performed a tribute to the pioneers by creating this space and its maintenance throughout its existence. The program continues with other cultural activities until September 28. Built jointly by the Japanese government and the Japanese-Brazilian community, the Japanese Pavilion was donated to the city of São Paulo, in 1954, in commemoration of the fourth centenary of its foundation. At that time, was being inaugurated Ibirapuera Park, in March the fourth centenary. It fell to Oscar Niemeyer responsibility for the architectural design of the park, but the spaces between the brainchild of architect, a construction does not present his features. This is the Japanese Pavilion, which has the job of traditional Japanese materials and techniques as the main feature, with reference to the Katsura Palace, the former summer residence of the Emperor in Kyoto. The Japanese Pavilion was transported disassembled in the ship, and gathers materials brought especially from Japan, such as woods, volcanic stones from the garden, Kyoto mud that gives texture to the walls, among others. Its construction, featured numerous Japanese immigrants who worked as volunteers to assist the staff from Japan. Pavilion occupies an area of 7,500 m² on the shores of Lake Park, and consists of a suspended main building, which is divided into one main hall and several adjoining rooms, exhibition hall, garden, besides a beautiful koi pond. His project was run by Professor Horiguchi Sutemi (Meiji University), and is based on modular compositions of wood (with sliding, external and internal screens), organically articulated, and marked by the presence of the tokonoma (area for the exhibition of paintings, floral arrangements, pottery, etc.), including chashitsu (room for tea ceremony), as well as other embedded niches with shelves and small cabinets arranged decoratively. The room tea ceremony, was inaugurated in 1954 with the presence of the heir grandmaster, Soko Sen (later, 15th Grand Master of the Urasenke School of Tea Ceremony). The lake received its first nishikigoi (colored carp) in early 1970, at the initiative of the Association of Nishikigoi. The Exhibition Hall houses replicas and original pieces of Japanese treasures, representing artistic and craft languages from different periods; consigned and donated by the Japanese government, organizations, companies and various personalities. Part of this collection was exhibited during the commemoration of the fourth centenary of the city of São Paulo. In the total, more than 30 names were listed, but the list was reduced because some people are now deceased, and is not able to locate the whereabouts of their descendants. The tributes were organized into five sections, and, in case of death of the honored, a family representative was invited to attend the ceremony. The Exhibition of Ceramics Paths and Encounters will present a representative collection of ceramic art heiress of Nipponese traditions, trends and expressions created through the integration of Japanese in Brazil. This exhibition brings together renowned Japanese ceramists, who brought in his luggage the technique and style of ceramics of Japan. Each invited two more ceramists thus completing the proposed Pathways and Encounters. Masters Ceramists: Hideko Honma, ikoma, Nii Kimi Kimiko Suenaga, Megumi Yuasa, Mieko Ukeseki, Shoko Suzuki, Shugo Izumi Invited ceramists: Acacia Azevedo, Beamar, Beth Yen Shiroto, Cidraes, Dalcir Ramiro, Fatima Rosa Ivone Shirahata, Iweth Kusano, Luciane Yukie Sakurada, Marcelo Tokai, Mario Konishi, Massaco Koga, Nadia Saad, Rafael Izumi Dai, René Le Denmat, Richard Woo, Ryoko, Sara Carone and Vivi Faria. Organizing Committee: Kenjiro Ikoma, Olga Ishida, Eliana Kanki The show continues until September 28, and is held in partnership with the Santa Cruz Hospital which celebrates its 75th anniversary. Besides the shows, each participating artist donated a piece, whose sale value will be reversed in favor of the Japanese Pavilion and the Santa Cruz Hospital. Away special programming, other projects are part of the celebrations of 60 years of Japanese Pavilion. One is the Japanese Spirit Space. It is a work of the renowned artist Yutaka Toyota, author of more than 100 monumental and commemorative works in public and private spaces around the world, which will be installed near the entrance to the Pavilion. The piece is being designed with 2.40m height, polished and brushed steel and concrete trimmed with granite. The other is the Honda Garden, which will be in front of the Japanese Garden, and symbolizes the union of people for over a century. The space recreates, with native species of the Atlantic Forest and the Cerrado, the landscape found by Japanese immigrants when they arrived in Brazil at the beginning of the last century. A suspended walkway that connects the Japanese Pavilion at the Exhibition Hall will be the ideal for the visitor to appreciate the one hand, the zen garden with her black pines, and elsewhere, the garden with native biodiversity. The design of the Garden Honda is authored by Ricardo Cardim, Master in Botany and teacher in charge of the course Sustainable Landscaping and Green Roofs in Green Building Council Brazil. In 2012, he implanted the first green roofs with native biodiversity of Brazil. Sources: Bunkyo, Associações Nikkeys do Brasil. b
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