Donation Report
We are pleased to report that the donation amount from the charity event held on March 14th has been finalized.
Thanks to everyone's support, we were able to receive warm encouragement from many people through the sale of recorded footage even after the event ended.
The total amount of donations exceeded last year's figures, reaching a record high of ¥1,983,231.
We will carefully deliver the donated funds to be used for the activities of the Satoshi Fukushima Laboratory at the University of Tokyo's Science and Technology Center and the "Kokoro no Mori" (Forest of the Heart) project in the Minamihama district of Ishinomaki.
We would like to express our sincere gratitude to everyone who supported and warmly encouraged this charity event.
The Singing Bowl Association will continue its activities to realize its vision of a world where everyone resonates and harmonizes!
I hope to continue to be with you all.
Thank you very much for your help.
We look forward to your continued support.
Harmonic Day is a day to harmonize frequencies, aiming to create a society where all life—the Earth, people, animals, and plants—is in harmony.
In 2026, we held a talk event with Professor Satoshi Fukushima, who overcame the double handicap of being blind and deaf to become the world's first university professor who is both blind and deaf, as our special guest.
At the venue, more than 50 Singing Rings were gathered to create an overtone dome, and attendees enjoyed a mini Singing Ring experience. Many people also participated by watching the recorded video.
Speakers
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About the event
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Saturday, March 14, 2026
13:00 ~ 16:00 (with break)
Doors open 12:30, show starts 13:00, ends 16:00, doors close 16:30
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Venue: Hibiya Library & Culture Center Convention Hall (in Hibiya Park) Map here
Video participation: We will email you a link to the recorded video once it has been edited after the event .
<Participation fee>
General: ¥8,800
Early bird: ¥7,700 *Applications accepted until January 14, 2026
< About donations >
Proceeds from the event will be donated to the Interdisciplinary Barrier-Free Research Division of the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, and the Ishinomaki Minamihama Ward NPO Kokoro no Mori.
You can also add a donation to your participation fee for charity events.
1 share ¥5,000 / 2 shares / 10 shares / 20 shares
<Cancellation policy>
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In the event of cancellation, the participation fee will be converted into a donation.
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Please note that if the lecture at the venue is canceled due to weather or social conditions, participation will be switched to viewing the recording.
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The receipt will be the copy of your payment.
<Schedule>
12:30: Doors open / Singing Ring Experience
13:00: Opening remarks
13:05: Lecture by Kazu Maon
13:45: Lecture by Professor Satoshi Fukushima
14:45: Break
15:00: Speakers' discussion / Q&A
15:15: Performance & Harmonic Day meditation
16:00: End of performance / Singing Ring Experience
16:30: Closing
*The schedule is subject to change.
Singing Ring® Experience
Feel the rich harmonic overtones
Please also experience mini-therapy
About the donation recipient
Interdisciplinary Barrier-Free Research Area, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
Professor Fukushima's laboratory, the University of Tokyo RCAST Interdisciplinary Barrier-Free Research Division, visits individuals across the country to provide support to deaf-blind people. Donations will be used to cover these expenses.
For more information on the University of Tokyo RCAST Interdisciplinary Barrier-Free Research, please click here.
Kokoro no Mori NPO
Ishinomaki memorial park
This is an organization that is working hard to rebuild Minamihama Ward, Ishinomaki, which was damaged in the Great East Japan Earthquake. The association has been donating to tree planting activities for many years.
Click here to see details of the activities
For more information about the park, click here
Messages from the three speakers.
From Professor Satoshi Fukushima
It is estimated that there are approximately 10,000 deaf-blind people across the country who cannot see or hear.
There are two ways for these people to connect with the outside world. One is to have a face-to-face conversation with someone by touching them directly. The other is to use a computer or special equipment to access social information via the web or email, and to communicate with friends and acquaintances who are far away.
Of these, the second activity, "visiting deaf-blind people across the country individually to teach them how to use special information devices," has been ongoing in my laboratory for approximately 20 years.
This is because Japan currently does not have an established welfare system to provide this kind of support.
We hope for your kind support.
From Sion Kazu
I will never forget the excitement I felt when I listened to Professor Fukushima's lecture in 2007.
I have great respect for this professor, who developed finger braille with his mother despite being blind and deaf, and who promotes barrier-free access as a university professor, and I would like to support his efforts.
Let's join together to create a harmonious, barrier-free world where we can unite and transcend all barriers, such as mental and physical disabilities, age, gender, race, ethnicity, and religion.
