HIROSHIMA--A man who repairs pianos damaged in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima has established a fund to support his goal of staging a concert in the United States with one of the reconditioned instruments in order to promote peace and nuclear disarmament. Mitsunori Yagawa, a 57-year-old piano tuner of Asa-Minami Ward in Hiroshima, hopes donations to the fund will enable him to realize his plan as early as autumn 2010.
"I look forward to seeing the reaction of children in the United States as they listen to the piano," said Yagawa, whose parents were affected by the 1945 bombing. Yagawa has been repairing pianos damaged by the bomb since 1998. To date, he has completely restored five, and organized more than 350 concerts in Japan featuring pianists performing on the instruments. The many children who attended the concerts and listened attentively inspired Yagawa's Efforts to communicate the importance of peace through events with the restore
Pianos in other nations. He hopes a concert in the United States, where President Barack Obama advocates the abolition of nuclear arms, will be a starting point for further recitals abroad. The children waved while our speedboats left the rudimentary village port. Happiness shows on their faces whenever visitors come to their village that can help fulfill their modest dreams. As much as 5 million yen is needed to cover shipping the piano and other expenses.
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