Junior high school students of "Blue Bud"You can see the record of the day on YouTube.

Lecturer Naoko Nishiura (Naoko Nishiura The National Hansen's Disease Museum curator)

Outline of the event

2020年8月29日（土）14時 から 15時30分（予定）zoom配信

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Junior high school students of "Blue Bud" held report

Lecturer Naoko Nishiura (Naoko Nishiura The National Hansen's Disease Museum curator)

From the graduation textbook "Aoi Bud" of the Higashimurayama Junior High School Zenseibun classroom in Tama Zenshoen Zenseien, I traced what the current students were having problems with.
In the report on the day, the subtitle was-the thoughts spelled out at Tama Zenshoen in the "transitional period" -and introduced 16 children's works, as well as adult works and prints, mainly in the 1955's issue. We apologize for the inconvenience that the PowerPoint image is not displayed at the beginning, but almost everyone asked us to the end. Thank you very much.
Participants asked a lot of questions about the editing policy and contents of "Aoi Mei", about the assistant teachers and dispatched teachers in the whole life class, and the relationship with spelling education. Many people participated from afar and applied for the first time, and I feel that the online talk is a response.
We will continue to provide talks on the Issues related to leprosy from various perspectives, making use of the opinions received from questionnaires.

From the questionnaire

• I was surprised that the children's composition was very solid.
• Much of what I've heard about Hansen's Disease was in the adult world. I made new discoveries by listening to the stories of children and junior high school students. Conflicts and dreams in the midst of discrimination and prejudice have been vividly conveyed. Also, I felt that there was a part similar to the current situation of Corona. Thank you for telling us a valuable story!
• Even though it was online, the stories from the staff who came into contact with the lives and words of the residents up close were heart-warming. I haven't visited the museum yet, but I definitely wanted to listen to various stories locally.
• It was a very fulfilling talk. Thank you very much. Someday I would like to read "Blue Bud" in the library of your museum.
• It turned out that each of the works introduced has a weight that cannot be relaxed. From the middle, I listened to the story while holding Emiko Noto's "Shooted Arrow" at hand.
• It was a very thought-provoking meeting for the children's candid emotions and pains written in the collection. I learned the importance of looking at Hansen's Disease from various perspectives. The instructor was said to be looking at it with his own filter, but he was very impressed with the perspective of wanting to convey the children of the garden at that time as they were.
• It was a very meaningful time to get to know a part of the life world of children with Hansen's Disease. He broadened his horizons when thinking about Hansen's Disease.
• Until I took the course today, I was wondering how the children who had Hansen's Disease and entered the park away from their families, how they perceived their illness at that time, and how they spent their days. We welcomed today with a crushing dark and sad feeling. I still feel that feeling, but I listened to the story, touched the children's expressions, and felt the light. Suppleness, toughness, straightness, unique sensibilities ... I felt the power of each child who was not impaired under any circumstances. I also wanted to learn about the people who have supported the children.
• I was deeply moved when I learned from a girl that the idea for the title "Blue Bud" came from a girl. I don't know if the expression "blue" has already taken root in society at the time, or if it's a rare expression, but I think about the days of the girl who made this word suitable for expressing her own way. I want to get it.
• It was very interesting to hear from the perspective of children who had reached puberty in the sanatorium at the turning point for the first time. The strong and lush words of boys and girls between adults and children gave me a different impression from the words spoken by adults and children.
• Thank you for your valuable story. It was very interesting and educational. As time passed, I felt it in a blink of an eye, and I wish I could hear more about Mr. Nishiura. Through the works mentioned, I thought about the lives and eyes of junior high school students, and sometimes I almost cried. In particular, the prints of the Venus figurine production and the poems starting with "Kemuri" left an impression on me. After that, I was convinced that the last consideration part described the changes due to age and the background of expression, and I felt the significance and fun of not only receiving the works but also studying them with a sense of problem. .. I knew about Nagashima-Aiseien because it was closer to my hometown than before, but I learned about the The National Hansen's Disease Museum for the first time in this second museum talk project. I definitely want to find an opportunity to visit. I would like to participate in the woodblock print exhibition and reading session. I will apply for the next museum talk.
• I was very impressed with the composition. What impressed me especially was the composition about the ballerina's dream, and considering the process of feelings until this word came out, there is no word. I would like to ask you if the reading session or exhibition is realized.

… We have received many other answers. Thank you very much.

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