GLH Core Activities
October 2025:
GLH coordinator Nassrine Azimi and Tree Doctor Chikara Horiguchi received this year's batch of ginkgo seeds from Shukkeien Garden!
September 2025:
Tonan Rotary Club held a concert with the second hibakujumoku violin for their members. We would like to thank Tonan Rotary’s Kanameda Sensei for his creativity in spreading the messages of the hibakujumoku. Pictured left, Mr. Yamamoto, builder of the violin with GLH team.
September 2025:
GLH Seasonal Photo (September 2025): Muku Tree (Aphananthe aspera), Hiroshima
The wonderful luthier Takehiko Yamamoto has given life through two beautiful violins to the hibakujumoku at Atago-Ike that died in 2021. The initiative was commissioned by our creative friends at Tonan Rotary.
September 2025:
Our partner, Joe DeWolf of San Diego Botanic Garden (SDBG) delivered persimmon saplings to Jeff Burton of the Manzanar National Historic Site. On behalf of GLH, he read a few words at the planting ceremony, held on 21 September 2025, International Day of Peace, commemorating the extraordinary history of Manzanar.
August 2025:
GLH coordinator Dr. Nassrine Azimi gave a lecture to the participants of UNITAR’s AI & Digital Futures Programme.
