☆　10 years since 2000 WONDER EYES PROJECT has started. ☆

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photo workshop at ZOORASIA YOKOHAMA ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS

Aug.2 & 3, 2012

We had "Photo Discovery" summer photo workshops with kids at ZOORASIA Garden on Aug.2 and 3 as collaboration activity with Zoorasia. Participated about 60 kids and learned the animals and their home environment of the animals with the explanation by the staff. They took photos Indian Elephant, prevention gibbon, Malayan tapir, and Sumatran tiger. It was an opportunity while observing the animals, take pictures, to know more about the animals an the natural environment.






* related photo exhibition
" Forest of Baby Elephant - Sumatra"
photo by Hikaru Nagatake
at ZOORASIA YOKOHAMA ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS
--Jul.18 - Sep.30, 2012
　　　Sumatran Elephant is endangered

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"Kids Eye" - Wonder Eyes

photo exposition @ Minato Mirai Hall
2012.8.1 to 8.8

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During the summer music events and workshop for children at Minato Mirai Hall at Yokohama, presented photo exposition of wonder eyes. Many kids who visit the music events, come to open their eyes to the different world, looking at the nice photos by the children of the different countries.

digital archive of the photos by the children of the world - first decade of 21 century

10 years have passed since Wonder Eyes did the photo workshop with the children in 2000. This decade overlap the big change from film to digital. Gathered these photos by the children, scanned from the films, a total of 1,400 sheets of nega films of the project in -- Australia, Brazil, Cuba, East Timor, Iceland, Indonesia, Mozamique, Peru, Refugee camp in Kenya, Russia, Uzbekistan, and Japan (Ginza, Tokunoshima, Sado, Yokohama). And a total of approximately 45,000 photos together with the digital data. This is the unique document of the beginning of the 21st century through the eyes of the children.

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*making archive was supported by AJOSC in Japan in 2011（http://ajosc.org/）

photo workshop with the children in the disaster struck area of Miyagi prefecture

On Apr.29 2012, having a photo workshop with the children at Hakozuka-Sakura, temporary housing area of Natori City,
Miyagi Prefecture. The people living at this housing are of Yuage fishing town, which was totally damaged by the Earthquake
and Tsunami. At the workshop, children took photos freely near the the mound where the cherry blossom is in a full bloom　
in the shinny spring.
As a cultural exchange of the same "North East", 53 Brazilian school children of Ceara, north east state of Brazil,
gave the warm hearted drawing message as cultural exchange.

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warm hearted drawing message from Brazil
the children of Escola Bom Jesus dos Navegantes - Prainha de Canto Verde, Ceara,
the north east state of Brazil, to the Japanese kids.

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Thanks for friendship,
Thank you for all the children and teacher, and the director Marlene.

meeting again

During my trip to East Timor and Brazil,
there was a chance to meet the children again,
those who participated in the photo workshop around 10 years ago...
They are now adolescent, with lots of dreams.
Children are always our hope of future.
It would be nice to share their hope...
Please have a visit a new page which will be open for the friendship. (hikaru)

photo workshop with the children in the disaster struck area of Miyagi prefecture

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Yuriage, Natori City - Dec.18,2011

On Dec.18, 2011, the children gathered at Wonder Eyes photo workshop at Hakozuka-Sakura, temporary housing area of Natori City, Miyagi Prefecture. The people living at this housing are of Yuage fishing town, which was totally damaged by the Earthquake and Tsunami.
At the workshop, children took photos freely near the the mound where there is shrine. It was cold, but sunny day, and they found camellia flower, shinning cloud, some animal figure statues, etc.

Thanks to the kind friendship of the overseas, the children received the Season Greetings from Iceland and Brazil. Thank you for the school children and teacher Hulda from Iceland, also teacher Suraia from Brazil.

from Iceland 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　...　　　　　　　 from Brazil

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☆SUMATRA FOREST - WWF Japan/WWF Indonesia x WONDER EYES PROJECT click here
☆WONDER EYES in Peruvian AMAZON click here
☆Photo exchange - Japan x Peru-AMAZON jump below (click here)
☆Recent Photo Exhibitions jump below (click here)

-- Russian Far East - Land of Leopard through the eyes of the children @ZOORASIA YOKOHAMA ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS 2011/Dec-2012/Jan@ 2011 Jul-Aug.
-- Baby Elephant - Sumatra Forest - @Gallery Walk -Shiodome Media Tower (Kyodo News Bldg.)/ 2011 Dec-2012Jan.
-- KID'S EYE - through the eyes of the children - @Gallery Walk -Shiodome Media Tower (Kyodo News Bldg.)/ 2011 Aug-Sep.
-- Amazon through the eyes of the children @ZOORASIA YOKOHAMA ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS 2011/feb-mar@ 2011 Jul-Aug.
-- Peruvian Amazon@University Gallery - Kyoto University of Foreign Studies 2011 jun.
-- Sumatra Forest FOREST CALLING WWFxWonder Eyes @mont-bell Salon (exhibition tour) 2010/sep-2011/may
-- Peruvian Amazon @ZOORASIA YOKOHAMA ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS 2011/feb-mar
-- Poster＠COP10 　nagoya 2010/nov
-- Sumatra Forest -@CAMPICA Akeno SPACEKLEE 2010/sep-oct
-- Flying Squat Elephant Patrol & "baby elephant of Sumatra Forest" @konica minolta plaza 2010/jun-oct
-- WONDER EYES Photo Exhibition 2000-2010 @Gallery Walk -Shiodome Media Tower (Kyodo News Bldg.)
-- WONDER EYES Photo Exhibition　L♡VE EARTH @Konica Minolta Plaza , Shinjuku, Tokyo
-- Sumatra Forest WWFxWonder Eyes @ZOORASIA YOKOHAMA ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS

*** about each details above, please click and jump
*** about the more previous exhibition, please have a look at the each project page

photo exhibition - Russian Far East through the eyes of the children - - The Land of Leopard

at ZOORASIA YOKOHAMA ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS
--Nov.2, 2011 - Jan.9, 2012

organized by WONDER EYES PROJECT, Yokohama Zoological Gardens ZOORASIA
special thanks to Konica Minolta Plaza. supported by Canon Inc., WWF Japan
*** selected photos taken by the children of Russian Far East near the land of Leopard.

photo exhibition - Baby Elephant - Sumatra Forest

at Gallery Walk, Shiodome Media Tower 3F, Tokyo
photo by Hikaru Nagatake
Dec.5, 2011 - Jan.3, 2012 　03-6252-8086 　　　
supported by Konica Minolta Plaza, WWF Japan, WONDER EYES PROJECT

Photo exhibition about the Baby elephant life in the Sumatra Forest
at the end of the International year of Forest, 2011.

KID'S EYE

WONDER EYES Photo Exhibition - through the eyes of the children
Aug.26 -Sep.20, 2011

@ Gallery Walk, Shiodome Media Tower (Kyodo News Bldg.) 3F, Tokyo
Shimbashi 1-7-1, Minato-ku, Tokyo Tel: 03-6252-8086

Photos taken by the children of the world :
-- Australia, Brazil, Cuba, East Timor, Iceland, Indonesia, Mozambique, Refugee Camp in Kenya, Russia, Uzbekistan, Japan

organized by WONDER EYES PROJECT
Special thanks to Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc., supported by Canon Inc.

graphic design by Sachiko Maruyama

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AMAZON - WONDER EYES through the eyes of the children

at ZOORASIA YOKOHAMA ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS
--Jul.1 - Aug.31, 2001

organized by WONDER EYES PROJECT, Yokohama Zoological Gardens ZOORASIA
special thanks to Konica Minolta Plaza. supported by Canon Inc.
*** selected photos taken by the children of Amazon area of Brazil and Peru through the project of WONDER EYES.

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*Photo Workshop with the kids @ zoo
On Aug.4 & 5, carried out the photo workshop with the Japanese children with the collaboration of Zoorasia.
Children learned and took photos of the animals of Amazon area like Capivara, Wooly Monkey, Ocelot, Bush dog, etc.

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　 Photo Exhibition　WONDER EYES through the eyes of the children of AMAZON - PERU

graphic design by Sachiko Maruyama
June 1 (Wed.) – June 12 (Sun.), 2011 10:00-16:30
at University Gallery - Kyoto University of Foreign Studies

photos taken by the children of Peruvian Amazon :
Usko-Ayar Painting School children (Pucallpa) and indigenous Kandosi children along the Pastaza river.


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*this is the exhibition tour presented at Konica Minolta Plaza (Tokyo) for Aug.27-Sep.6,2010

　 Photo Exhibition　FOREST CALLING exhibition tour @mont-bell Salon in Japan

September 2010 - May 2011 Exhibition tour nationally ＠ mont-bell salon in Japan
-- Shibuya(Tokhyo), Nagoya, Takamatsu, Suwa, Kanazawa, Nara, Minami Machida (Tokyo), Aomori, Okayama



Photos of nature, people and life taken by the children of Sumatra, photographer's photos,
baby elephant story, elephant art, etc.

Organized by WWF Japan/WWF indonesia, WONDER EYES PROJECT
Supported by Konica Minolta Plaza, Canon Inc., mont-bell

※this is the exhibition tour of Forest Calling @ Konika Minolta Plaza Jun.1-11,2010


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graphic design by Sachiko Maruyama

Shibuya(Tokhyo) : Sep.4 - 20 10:30-21:00 mont-bell Bldg. Shibuya, 11-5, Udagawacho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo tel: 03-5784-4005
Nagoya: Sep.25 - Oct.30 10:30-20:00　Nadia Park Loft6F, 3-18-1 Sakae, Nakaku, Nagoya City tel: 052-265-2080
Takamatsu: Nov.5 - 28 10:00-22:00 Ion Shopping Center 1-1, Kouzaihonmachi, Takamatsu City　tel: 087-842-7707　
Suwa: Dec.4,2010 - Jan.3,2011 10:00-21:00　Suwa Station Park, 5-10, Okitamachi, Suwa City tel: 0266-71-1577
Kanazawa : Jan.8 - 30 10:00-20:00 Rifare 1F, 1-5-3, Honmachi, Kanazawa City 　　tel: 076-260-2561　
Nara : Feb.5 - 27 9:00-21:00　 Itoyokado Nara 4F, 1-3-1, Nijoohji Minami, Nara City 　tel: 0742-36-7452
Minami Machida (Tokyo) : Mar.5 - 27 　 10:00-20:00　 grandberrymall　３−４−１, Tsuruma, Machida City 　　tel:042-788-3535　
Aomori : Apr.2 - 24 10:00 (holiday 9:00) - 21:00　Maeda Gara moll 104, 2-3-19, Miyoshi, Aomori City 　tel: 017-761-5112
Okayama Apr.30-May 22 10:00-20:00　1412-1 Shimonakano, Minami-ku, Okayama City 　tel: 086-242-2430

*about the mont-bell salon, please click here
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@OkayamaApril 30 - May 22, 2011 10:00-20:00　1412-1 Shimonakano, Minami-ku, Okayama City 　tel: 086-242-2430
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@Aomori : April 2 - April 24 10:00 (holiday 9:00) - 21:00 Maeda Gara moll 104, 2-3-19, Miyoshi, Aomori City tel: 017-761-5112
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@Minami Machida (Tokyo) : Mar.5 - 27 　 10:00-20:00　 grandberrymall　３−４−１, Tsuruma, Machida City 　　tel:042-788-3535　
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@Nara : Feb.5 - 27 9:00-21:00　 Itoyokado Nara 4F, 1-3-1, Nijoohji Minami, Nara City 　tel: 0742-36-7452
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@Kanazawa : Jan.8 - 30,2011 10:00-20:00 Rifare 1F, 1-5-3, Honmachi, Kanazawa City tel: 076-260-2561　
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@Suwa: Dec.4,2010 - Jan.3,2011 10:00-21:00　Suwa Station Park, 5-10, Okitamachi, Suwa City tel: 0266-71-1577
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@Takamatsu: Nov.5 - 28 10:00-22:00 Ion Shopping Center 1-1, Kouzaihonmachi, Takamatsu City　tel: 087-842-7707　
@Nagoya　Sep.25 - Oct.30, 2010 10:30-20:00 Nadia Park Loft6F, 3-18-1 Sakae, Nakaku, Nagoya City tel: 052-265-2080
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@Shibuya, Tokyo Sep.4 - 20, 2010 10:30-21:00　mont-bell Bldg. Shibuya, 11-5, Udagawacho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Tel: 03-5784-4005
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　 Photo exhibition 　by Peruvian Amazon through the eyes of the children

Feb.2 - Mar.14, 2011
at Amazon Center of ZOORASIA YOKOHAMA ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS in Yokohama

photos taken by the children of Peruvian Amazon :
Usko-Ayar Painting School children (Pucallpa) and indigenous Kandosi children along the Pastaza river.

organized by WONDER EYES PROJECT, Yokohama Zoological Gardens
special thanks to Konica Minolta Plaza, supported by Canon Inc.


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※this is the part of the exhibition tour of the photos presented at KONICA MINOLTA PLAZA during Aug.27-Sep.6, 2010

.presented together with the photos
of the Japanese animals taken by the Japanese children

　 poster＠COP10　nagoya

posters with the photos taken by the Peruvian Amazon and the texts of the wonder eyes activities 2010
presented @ COP10 as a official poster of Peruvian Government.

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graphic design by Sachiko Maruyama

　 　Sumatra Forest　WWF x Wonder Eyes

●Sep.17 - Oct.14 　　　　
☆　at the lodge surrounded by trees

　CAMPICA Akeno SPACEKLEE (center house)

5260-5 Asao, Akenochou, Hokuto-shi, Yamanashi-ken 　TEL0551-25-4451

organized by WWF Japan, WONDER EYES PROJECT
supported by Canon Inc., Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.

*this is the exhibition tour of those presented 2010.Mar/Apr at the Gallery Walk of Kyodo News (Tokyo)

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Carried out photo workshop with the Japanese children. Orientation, talking about Sumatra Forest, presenting some other
photos taken by the children, and photo session taking a walk in the woods, make up the photo print with the frame of wood craft.
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　 Flying Squat Elephant Patrol & "baby elephant of Sumatra Forest"

June 1 - Oct.7,　2010
10:30-19:00　

A small annex of exhibition of "FOREST CALLING" at eco-no-mori of Konica Minolta Plaza
Shinjuku Takano Bldg.,4F (Tokyo)

※this is the additional exposition of Forest Calling @ Konika Minolta Plaza Jun.1-11,2010

　 WONDER EYES Photo Exhibition 2000-2010 photos taken by the children of the world

Aug.21 - Sep.16, 2010
Gallery Walk - Shiodome Media Tower (Kyodo News Bldg.)3F

Shimbashi 1-7-1, Minato-ku, Tokyo Tel: 03-6252-8086

Photos taken by the children of the world :
children participated in Wonder Eyes from 2000 - 2010
-- Australia, Brazil, Cuba, East Timor, Iceland, Indonesia, Mozambique,
　Refugee Camp in Kenya, Russia, Uzbekistan, Japan

organized by WONDER EYES PROJECT
Special thanks to Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc., supported by Canon Inc.

graphic design by Sachiko Maruyama

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　 WONDER EYES Photo Exhibition　L♡VE EARTH

click to enlarge the image

Aug. 27 - Sept.6, 2010 10:30-19:00 (closed 15:00 on Sept.6)

Konica Minolta Plaza
Shinjuku Takano Bldg.,4F 3-26-11, Shinjuku, Tokyo Tel: 03-3225-5001

Photos taken by the children of PERUVIAN AMAZON, and the WORLD 2000 - 2010


In 2010, at the International Year of Biodiversity, presented the selected photos by the children of Peruvian Amazon, together with the selected photos taken by the children of the world who participated in Wonder Eyes Project so far since 2000.

Photos taken by the children of PERU :
-- children of Pucallpa with the collaboration of USKO-AYAR,
-- children of Kandozi with the collaboration of WWF Peru

Photos taken by the children of the world : children participated in Wonder Eyes from 2000 - 2010
-- Australia, Brazil, Cuba, East Timor, Iceland, Indonesia, Mozambique, Refugee Camp in Kenya, Russia, Uzbekistan, Japan

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organized by: WONDER EYES PROJECT KONICA MINOLTA PLAZA
*about the project at Pcallpa: supported by Embassy of Peru in Japan, JAPAN FOUNDATION, Canon Inc.
*about the project at Loreto: supported by WWF Peru, Konica Minolta Plaza

*about the activities in Peruvian Amazon in 2010, please click here

*sample photos
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..........................from the world....

SUMATRA FOREST　 click here　about the project of WWF Japan/WWF Indonesia × WONDER EYES

　 SUMATRA FOREST exhibition and event - WONDER EYES x WWF Japan/WWF Indonesia

at ZOORASIA YOKOHAMA ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS
--Jul.14 - Aug.30 exhibition and event

organized by WWF Japan, WONDER EYES PROJECT, Yokohama Zoological Gardens
special thanks to Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. supported by Canon Inc.

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*Carried out workshop on Aug.4, Aug.5 for the children with photo program and mini lecture.
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　 *** about the previous exhibition, please have a look at the each project page

　 Wonder Eyes Photo Exchange - Japan x Peru-Amazon

The children of Peru and Japan took photos and exchanged the photo cards with the messages.
Participated about 150 children in Japan, with more than 180 postcards. Supported by Japan Foundation

Peru --- November 2010
Japan --- Oct/Nov 2010
Japan --- Aug/Sep 2010 exhibition
Peru --- April 2010 exchange activities

------- Peru November 2010

In November 2010, carried out the cultural exchange between the children of Japan and Peru in Pucallpa, with the collaboration of USKO-AYAR,
Peruvian Amazon Painting School. Some photo cards from Japanese children exhibited at the school, and then, children received the photo cards for exchange. Also, some children wrote a message with some picture again for the Japanese kids. Participated also the students of school, Sollertia (Instituto Educativa Sollertia) .

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at USKO-AYAR　receiving the photo cards from Japan

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photo workshop . .　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 .the students of Sollertia school　　

--- Japan Oct/Nov 2010

@ Kagawa elementary school in Kanagawa　
Collaborated by Professor Furuya, photo workshop carried out with Hikaru Nagatake, on Oct.15..
The school children also received the photo postcards mainly with the animals and nature of the Peruvian Amazon.
（supported by Canon Inc. for the digital camera and equipment for the use).
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○with Ojiya junior high school in Niigata

Collaborated by professor Suetake, and Mr.Watanabe of Ojiya Journal,
and the school children received the photo cards made by the children of
Peruvian Amazon, and for the exchange, Ojiya students took photos and
made more than 50 photo cards. A lot of thing "Japanese" captured:
School life, Japanese countryside nature, tradition, and so on.

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photo by Ojiya Shimbun


○ with Onta Elementary School of Higashimurayama (Tokyo)
Collaborated by the principal Nishidome and photographer Maruyama,
About 70 photo cards gathered., and each photo show how the kids living in Japan.

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○ with the members of SKI
"Uniform Improvement Committee" is Japanese girls' pop group, doing the volunteer
work and music lives. Mika Hashimoto is the leader of the activities, and with her collaboration,
11 girls of the members participated in the photo exchange. Having received the postcards
from the Peruvian Amazon, and for exchange, they made photo card with a message for
the children in the Peruvian Amazon.
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©SKI (photo left and center)
web of Ski (only Japanese)


＠ ZOORASIA YOKOHAMA ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS
Carried out photo workshop "Photo Discovery" at ZOORASIA Yoohama Zoological Gardens
on Nov.6. Japanese children received the photo postcards from the Peruvian Amazon, and
Japanese children took photos of the animals living in Japan. Made postcards to the children of Peru.
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---- Peru April 2010

In 2010, the International Year of Biodiversity, carried out the photo workshop in the Peruvian Amazon, Pucallpa, with the collaboration of USKO-AYAR, Peruvian Amazon Painting School and cultural exchange between the children in Japan and Peru. At the workshop, children take photos freely, communing with nature, invited to the forest area, natural park and zoo, discovering a beauty and wonder. Also, using disposable camera, they took daily lives. Selecting the photos by themselves, making photo postcards with messages, the participants will exchange these cards with the Japanese children.

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***　USKO AYAR is a non profit painting school, founded by Pablo Amaringo (artist, ex-shaman) and Eduardo Luna (anthropologist) in 1988. As the Director, Pablo Amaringo was honored with the Global 500 award (by United Nations to recognize the environmental achievements of individuals and organizations around the world) in 1992. The directed was passed away last year and the school is challenging for the better.

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　selecting photos....　 boat in the river, monkey near the house, the animals, etc....
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making photo postcards to the Japanese kids ...　
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...mini photo exposition at the school......