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■Tokiwa Elementary School (upper left photo)
Founded in 1873. The school name is said to have been close to Tokiwa Bridge and that it is always young and forever like Tokiwagi (evergreen). Mosaic painting is a person who plays tennis.

■Hisamatsu Elementary School (upper right photo)
Founded in 1873. It is located in the commercial district of Nihonbashi, where kimono shops and booth wholesalers gather. The mosaic depicts a boy and a girl full of smiles on the earth lit by the sun.

■Nihonbashi Elementary School (lower left photo)
Jushi Elementary School, which opened in 1877 (Meiji 10), and Toka Elementary School, which opened in 1901 (Meiji 34), merged and was born in 1990. At the place where Nihonbashi Elementary School stands, there was a Saigo Takamori mansion in the early Meiji era. Is the mosaic painting an Olympic and Paralympic athlete looking at the pigeons and rainbows symbols of peace?

■Kyobashi Tsukiji Elementary School (lower right photo)
Kyobashi Elementary School, which opened in 1909 (Meiji 42), and Tsukiji Elementary School, which opened in 1910 (Meiji 43), merged to form in 1992. In the neighborhood, there are Tsukiji Outer Market, Tsukiji Honganji, Namiki Inari Shrine, etc., and children grow while being watched by local adults. Mosaic painting is two girls enjoying a basket.

■Chuo Elementary School (upper left photo)
Tepposu Elementary School, which opened in 1877 (Meiji 10), and Kyoka Elementary School, which opened in 1901 (Meiji 34), merged and was born in 1993. A wonderful school building surrounded by greenery and trees has won the Good Design Award in 2013. The mosaic picture shows children with different hair and eyes facing this with a smile.

■Sakamoto Elementary School (upper right photo)
It was established in 1873 (Meiji 6) as the first government Sakamoto Elementary School, Daiichi Junior High School District, Daiichi University District. Graduates include writer Junichirou Tanizaki. There are two boys who enjoy soccer in the mosaic painting and friends who watch it.

■Tsukishima Daiichi Elementary School (lower left photo)
Opened in 1935 (Showa 10) as Tsukishima Daiichijinjo Elementary School in Tokyo. It is the only elementary school located in the Harumi area of Tokyo's waterfront surrounded by canals and the sea. Mosaic painting is two people who challenge badminton with a serious expression.

■Tsukishima Daiichi Elementary School (lower right photo)
The school opened in 1906. It is located on the Tsukishima No. 1 landfill that was reclaimed during the Meiji period. The nearest elementary school to Monja Street. Is the mosaic painting a sport climbing that will be held for the first time at the Tokyo 2020 Games?

■Akashi Elementary School (upper left photo)
Opened in 1908 (Meiji 41) as Akashi Jinjo Elementary School in Tokyo. Akashicho, where the school is located, was a foreign settlement until 1899 (Meiji 32), but when the reservation system was abolished, Japanese people began to live and elementary schools became necessary. The new school building, which was rebuilt in 2012 (Heisei 24), inherits the old design and has a graceful design that uses many aspects. The mosaic paintings feature several official Paralympic sports such as wheelchair tennis.

■Yasuaki Elementary School (upper right photo)
It was founded in 1878 as Yasuaki Elementary School in Tokyo Prefecture. The elegant Western-style building along Miyuki Street in Ginza was built in 1929 as one of the reconstruction elementary schools after the Great Kanto Earthquake and has been designated as Historic buildings in Tokyo. It is also a alma mater of writer Tokoku Kitamura, Toson Shimazaki, Mitsuharu Kaneko, etc. In the mosaic painting, I capture a boy jumping coolly on a skateboard.

■Tsukishima Daini Elementary School (lower left photo)
The school opened in 1909. With the passing of Kachidoki in 1905 (Meiji 38), the transportation between Tsukiji and Tsukishima was convenient, and the population increased rapidly. Tsukishima Daiichi Elementary School alone lacked classrooms, so this elementary school was built near Kachidokibashi. Mosaic painting is a person who shoots archery arrows. The composition in which the earth is targeted is unique.

■Arima Elementary School (lower right photo)
The school opened in 1874. It was founded with the donation of former Kurume feudal lord Arima, and was named Arima Ko. Mosaic painting seems to be a men's instrumental exercise.

■Toyomi Elementary School (upper left photo)
Opened in 1980 (Showa 55). Located opposite Harumi's athlete's village across the Asashio Canal, during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the Brazilian team's Family and Friends Lounge (a place for athletes to interact with family and friends) It seems to provide a place for training such as warm-up and cool-down. Mosaic painting depicts the moment when a single shoulder of judo is about to be decided right now. I hope you can see this scene at the Tokyo 2020 Games.

■Akimasa Elementary School (upper right photo)
Reiganjima Jinjo Elementary School and Echizen Hori Jinjo Elementary School, which were destroyed by fire in the Great Kanto Earthquake, merged and was born in 1927 (Showa 2). Located in the middle of the Shinkawa district, it is a historic school with people who go to parents and children for three generations and four generations. In the mosaic painting, athletics such as shot throws, spear throws, and hurdles are depicted.

■Tsukudajima Elementary School (lower left photo)
Opened in 1888 (Meiji 21) as Tsukudajima Hirone Elementary School. Genjiro Hosokawa, a fishery association on Tsukuda Island, played a central role in creating this elementary school in cooperation with the people of the town. It is said that Tsukuda Elementary School in Osaka, which was the origin of the name "Tsukuda Island", is a sister school. Mosaic painting is surfing for the first time at the Tokyo 2020 Games.

■Joto Elementary School (lower right photo)
Kyobashi Showa Elementary School, which was born by the merger of Takarada Elementary School and Minamimakicho Elementary School, merged and was born in 1962 (Showa 37). Due to the redevelopment of the Tokyo station area where the school building was located, it is currently being relocated to Sakamotocho Park. The new school building is in a high-rise building scheduled to be completed in 2021 (Reiwa 3) (!) I'm going to move in. The school will enter the first to fourth floors of the building, and the schoolyard will be built properly on the fourth floor. Mosaic painting is a "sitting volleyball" that is performed while a player with lower limb disability or upper limb amputation sits.

■Harumi Third Park (South Triton Park)
1-8-14, Harumi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
A 4-minute walk from Exit A2a and b of Kachidoki Station on the Toei Oedo Line (Tsukishima Station side)
9-minute walk from Tsukishima Station Exit 10 on the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line and Toei Oedo Line