Season's Greetings

Dear Readers we wish you Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Statue Mother Earth in Sapporo

Photo: Koji Akiyama 2016

Season's Greetings

With the snowy photo of Mother Earth in Sapporo we would like to wish all our readers
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 

Photo: Mr. Koji Akiyama President of Wagner Nandor Foundation, which has received good number of likes on his facebook page

Sapporo Maruyama Park

The snow is melting now. The Mother Earth was uncovered.

Mother Earth for Sapporo

18th of November - Sapporo

The statue titled Mother Earth - Boshizo-Furusato in Japanese was unveiled in the Maruyama Park in Sapporo. The unveiling ceremony was attended by a large crowd among them the leaders of the city and the school friends of Chiyo Wagner who helped to collect the funds to form the park and place the statue. The globular statue showing the mother with her baby in lovely embracing moment is in the center of a community space. The season's first snowfall arrived with 40 cm snow just the night before the ceremony. On this occassion Chiyo Wagner was decorated for her outstanding service.

 Photoalbum of the Ceremony 

A Wagner Statue for Sapporo

The Mother of Earth will be placed in Maruyama Park, Sapporo next year. The initiative was made by a local group of senior lady students. According to the customs, the concept of placing was introduced to the public, where vice mayor Noriaki Ikushima also participated.