#Everyone's Kusudama Project *Flower donations are now closed
#Everyone's Kusudama Project
One kusudama from everyone.
The COVID-19 pandemic has continued for much longer than anyone could have predicted a year ago.
As we've been asked not to move, not to meet, and not to do anything,
we've been thinking about what we *could* do.
Unable to meet people we used to meet as a matter of course,
without new encounters,
being careful not to get too close,
not to talk too much.
Now, when it's so difficult to "do something together" as was once normal,
why don't we collect everyone's flowers and create one large kusudama?
Please send us red flowers, a color traditionally associated with warding off evil in Japan.
Any number of flowers is fine.
Combining the flowers we receive with our own, we will create a large kusudama and
dedicate it to Imamiya Shrine, where prayers for the eradication of the plague will be offered.
This is the #Everyone'sKusudamaProject.
Even if we can't meet,
even if we can't talk,
we can quietly put our hearts into it.
Believing that in the near future, we will be able to meet with smiles.
We look forward to receiving your single flower.
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*The recruitment of flowers has ended.*
Thank you for all your submissions.
We are currently preparing for the dedication in July.
We will report on the progress on social media, etc.,
so please look forward to it.
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《Imamiya Shrine》
Imamiya Shrine, affectionately known as "Imamiya-san" by locals, is a 10-minute walk from our shop, across Daitoku-ji Temple. Its founding is said to have originated from prayers to quell epidemics, beginning in the 5th year of Shoryaku (994 AD), known as the Murasakino Goryo-e. The Yasurai Festival, one of Kyoto's three great unusual festivals, also belongs to Imamiya Shrine. It is a festival to drive away evil spirits and pray for good health.
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《How to Participate》
Please send tsumami zaiku flowers made from red fabric.
We will create one kusudama from the collected flowers.
Application period: April 28 (Wed) - Must arrive by June 6
*Originally, it was May 20 (Thu) but has been changed.
Skill in making flowers: Not required.
Beginners, children,
and experts are all welcome as long as their hearts are in it.
Number of flowers: From 1 flower, no upper limit.
We would be happy if you send many,
but even one flower is greatly welcomed!
Flower fabric: Plain fabric of generally red color is fine.
★Standard color: Oharibako original 10 momme habutae "Aka"
https://item.rakuten.co.jp/oharibako/z0-001/
Finishing the flower: After covering a round menko (cardboard disc),
please cut the wire of the ochirin (flower base).
Flower shape and size: Up to approximately 25mm in height and 50mm in diameter.
The shape of the flower and its pistil/stamen are free.
Since it will be finished into a spherical kusudama, please ensure that the menko
is not finished too thick or hard so that it can be easily attached.
Shipping address: *Recruitment has ended*
25 Shimonzen-cho, Murasakino, Kita-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 603-8215
075-495-0119
To: Kyoto Oharibako
Item name: Everyone's Kusudama Project
Participation fee: None
Shipping cost: Borne by participant
The dedication will be in July after completion.
It will be decided after consultation with Imamiya Shrine.
When dedicating, we are considering video recording and streaming within a possible range to convey the situation to everyone.
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★Your name will be added at the time of dedication.
The sender's name on the package will be used as a default.
If you wish to use a name other than the sender's,
please clearly write or enclose it separately. For those who create with children, please include their names too.
Information other than your name and prefecture for the dedication mentioned above will not be stored or kept by us and will be discarded.
*Cases and other items cannot be returned upon arrival.
*If the flowers are damaged upon arrival or have issues with finishing, etc.,
and are deemed unusable, we may dispose of them at our discretion.
We look forward to your participation!
