THE BIGGEST PAINTING IN THE WORLD 2020

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About Us

It’s a project aiming at creating “the Biggest Painting in the World”
by sewing together the paintings by the children in the world.

This is how the project started.
Hiroko Kawahara, our president, was working on self-support of 10,000 women
in the poorest area of People’s Republic of Bangladesh in ‘90s,
and found that their children were unable to go to school
and had never written letters or drawn pictures. At the time,
Hiromi Inayoshi, a Japanese graphic designer, encountered those children and
wanted to give them a drawing experience.
Kawahara wanted all the children of those women to draw pictures,
and had 13,000 children paint on 1,000 pieces of 1m x 10m cloth,
which were sewn together by 1,000 mothers to create a 100m x 100m painting.

Since then, the project to join the children’s paintings has been going on both
in Japan and in many countries in the world.
Through this project, we hope to nurture peace-loving spirit in the children of the world,
regardless of countries, religions or ethnicities, to widen their views of the world,
and to foster momentum to preserve the beautiful environment of Planet Earth.

  • Children we will continue to draw a picture together.
  • 2005, in Bangkok, Thailand.
  • In Japan of around a lot of children have me draw a picture.
  • In March 2013, in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture.
  • In March 2015, in Kyoto Prefecture Kameoka.
  • To children in various countries of the world, and I have been asked to draw a picture.
  • March 2009, show off in front of at Kathmandu, Nepal is a world heritage Boudhanath Stupa (pagoda).
  • Picture children drew will let mothers Awa connects.
  • December 1996, 1000 people of mom of Bangladesh was sewn.
  • Every year since 2013, and held an exhibition at the Haneda Airport Terminal 1 "Sky Gallery".
  • By completing a single picture with everyone, and share a common joy, and fosters the sentiment. Showcase connecting Myanmar children's painting and Japanese children's picture.
  • July 2012, stitching and painting of the world's countries 68 picture of each city of Japan in Hiroshima Municipal Funakoshi kindergarten, Hiroshima Municipal Funakoshi was completed in the schoolyard of the elementary school “world's big picture 2012” showcase.

Our aim is to complete the Biggest Painting in the World toward the year 2024.

“The Biggest Painting in the World 2024” has started.
Its aim is to sew together all “the Biggest Painting in the World” painted
throughout Japan and in many countries into one “Biggest Painting in the World”
and display it in France in the summer of 2024, when the Paris Olympics will be held.

The completed painting will be placed in the reference library of an A-bombed
primary school in Hiroshima, as a gift for the future children.
This site was created to introduce the project to as many people as possible.
Through this site, you can follow the on-going activities and events and
look at the paintings by children.

Activity description

List of Paintings

Embassies of various countries

Japan Municipalities

PARTICIPANTS COUNTRY & CITY

■Japanese municipalities

Hokkaido
Sapporo CityHakodate CityKushiro CityAbashiri CityAsahikawa CityOtaru CityFurano CityWakkanai CityKitami CityUtashinai CityBibai CityTomakomai CityChitose CityRumoi CityIshikari CityAshibetsu CityHokuto CityNayoro CityIwamizawa CityKitahiroshima CityYubari CityObihiro CityEbetsu CityNoboribetsu CityShibetsu CityAkabira CityFukagawa CityTakigawa CityMuroran CityEniwa CitySunagawa CityMonbetsu cityEmbetsu townNiki TownTakasu townShiranuka TownShikabe townYuni townKiyosato TownShintotsukawa townKunneppu TownKamishihoro TownKembuchi TownDeshikutsu townMakubetsu TownBihoro TownTakinoue TownNaie townToyoura townKimobetsu TownNaganuma TownSaroma TownShibecha TownMoseushi townFukushima TownKushiro TownKamifurano townKyowa TownShimokawa TownOketo TownUrahoro TownToyokoro TownSamani TownNanae TownNakatonbetsu TownObira TownChippubetsu townAibetsu TownHamatonbetsu TownEngaru TownAshoro TownNakafurano TownKuriyama TownKoshimizu TownUrausu TownOtofuke TownNumata TownSuttsu TownEsashi TownHahoro TownShari TownMatsumae townShihoro TownHamanaka TownShiraoi townRikubetsu TownUryu TownTobetsu TownNiikappu TownOkushiri TownPippu TownNakagawa TownHorokanai TownOkoppe TownShikaoi TownShintoku TownTaiki TownBetsukai TownFurubira TownErimo TownMori TownBiei TownAkkeshi TownShinhidaka TownYubetsu TownAbira TownKaminokuni TownHidaka TownImakane TownToyako TownMemuro TownRankoshi TownHigashikagura TownAssabu TownRishiri TownNakashibetsu TownHoronobe TownSobetsu TownSetana TownHigashikawa TownToyotomi TownRebun TownKamikawa TownRishirifuji TownOumu TownKutchan TownSarufutsu villageRusutsu VillageShimamaki villageShinshinotsu VillageOtoineppu VillageTsurui VillageShosanbetsu VillageShimukappu VillageNakasatsunai VillageSarabetsu VillageNishiokoppe VillageTomari Village
Akita
Akita City
Aomori
Hirosaki CityHachinohe CityAomori City
Iwate
Kamaishi CityKuji City
Miyagi
Sendai CityIshinomaki CityShiroishi CityTagajo CityIwanuma CityShiogama CityNatori CityKesennuma CityKurihara CityKakuda CityTome CityOsaki CityMinami Sanriku TownZao TownShichikashuku TownMurata TownShibata TownShichigahama TownOsato TownTomiya CityShikama TownWakuya TownHigashi Matsushima CityOnagawa TownOgawara Town Kawasaki TownMarumori TownWatari TownYamamoto TownMatsushima TownRifu TownTaiwa TownKami TownMisato TownOhira Village
Fukushima
Fukushima CityTamura CityKoriyama CityAizuwakamatsu CitySukagawa CityInawashiro Town
Myoko City
Tochigi
Oyama City
Ibaraki
Joso City
Chiba
Sakura CityChiba City
Saitama
Koshigaya City
Tokyo
Setagaya CityMeguro CityTaito CitySuginami CityHachioji CityMinato CityOta City
Kanagawa
Sagamihara CityYugawara Town
Yamanashi
Koshu City
Aichi
Nagoya CityIchinomiya CityToyota CityToyokawa cityShinshiro CityMiyoshi CityGamagori CityToyohashi CityChita CityOkazaki CityAnjo CityTokai CityTokoname cityHigashiura TownTogo Town
Shiga
Otsu CityKonan City
Mie
Ise CityIga CityShima CityToba City
Osaka
Kashiwara CityKatano CityOsaka CityHirakata CityHigashi-Osaka City
Kyoto
Kyoto CityKizugawa CityKameoka CityMuko City
Nara
Katsuragi CityUda CityYamatoKoriyama CityIkoma CityNara City
Wakayama
Wakayama City
Hyogo
Kobe CityTanba CityNishiwaki CityAmagasaki CityAwaji City
Okayama
Kurashiki CityOkayama City
Hiroshima
Hiroshima CityMihara CityOnomichi CityFukuyama CityFuchu CityEtajima CityAkitakata CityHatsukaichi CityHigashi Hiroshima CityOtake CityShobara CityMiyoshi CityKure CityTakehara CityAki-Ota TownKita Hiroshima TownOsakikamijima TownSera TownJinsekikogen TownSaka TownKumano TownKaita TownFuchu Town
Yamaguchi
Yamaguchi TownShunan TownUbe TownSanyo-Onoda TownHagi CityHofu CityShimonoseki CityNagato CitySuo-Oshima TownWaki TownKaminoseki TownTabuse TownHirao TownAbu Town
Tottori
Tottori City
Shimane
Yasugi City
Kagawa
Takamatsu City
Tokushima
Naruto City
Kochi
Kochi City
Ehime
Saijo City
Fukuoka
Fukuoka City
Nagasaki
Nagasaki City
Kumamoto
Kumamoto CityUki CityKikuchi CityMinamioguni TownKikuyo Town
Okinawa
Itoman CityNanjo CityMiyakojima City
Exhibitions in Japan

■World city

Europe
FranceGermanyItalySerbiaSpainKosovoPortugalPolandUkraineMontenegroThe United KingdomBosnia-HerzegovinaGreeceKazakhstanLatviaArmeniaNorwayBulgariaRomaniaCyprusLuxembourgGeorgiaSwitzerlandLithuaniaNetherlandsAzerbaijanSan MarinoMartha
Asia
BangladeshChinaPhilippinesSingaporeMyanmarSri LankaNepalTajikistanPakistanKoreaVietnamKyrgyzMaldivesCambodiaIndonesiaThailandBhutanMalaysia
Africa
AngolaNigeriaEgyptMoroccoMalawiZimbabweMadagascarMozambiqueTanzaniaZambiaLesothoAlgeriaCameroonMaliKenyaSudan
Latin America
BrazilDominican RepublicHaitiArgentinaUruguayPanamaParaguayHondurasGuatemalaColombiaVenezuelaCosta RicaCubaEl SalvadorPeru
Middle East
Saudi ArabiaSyriaYemenJordanIranQatarBahrain
Oceania
PalauTuvaluKiribatiNew Zealand
North America
United States of AmericaCanada
Others
United NationPalestineNew York
Overseas exhibitions