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A Heartwarming Gift: Donating an "Apple Picture Book" to the Children of Hokkaido's "Apple Town"!
A wonderfully warm and slightly surreal new picture book is here.
Its name is "Yasashisa Ringo" (The Kindness Apple).
This picture book stars Rabbit Yukine (the pet of "Snow Miku," a character who supports Hokkaido), who has always been a great supporter of Domingo. The book was created to commemorate the 8th anniversary of Yukine's naming and was released on the anniversary date, November 11th.
Meanwhile, when you think of apples in Hokkaido, Yoichi Town immediately comes to mind, famous as the largest producer in the region! The town also has a rich history, including being the first place in Japan to successfully cultivate apples during the Meiji era.
To symbolize its identity as an apple town, the local roadside station has "Apple" in its name, and the Yoichi Town Tourist and Product Center "El la Plaza" offers a wide variety of apple-related products.
With the hope that the children of Yoichi, a town with such deep ties to apples, would read "Yasashisa Ringo," we donated copies to the town's municipal daycare centers and library!
We visited and donated books to two locations in Yoichi Town: the Yoichi Municipal Chuo Daycare Center and the Yoichi Municipal Okawa Daycare Center.
At the Chuo Daycare Center, the teachers set aside time for a story reading, and they immediately read "Yasashisa Ringo" to the children.
The children who listened commented, "It's cute," "It's kind," and "That was fun!"
Even after returning to their classrooms, they gathered around tables to read "Yasashisa Ringo," enjoying it in various ways, such as discussing which of the rabbits in the book they liked the most.
At the Okawa Daycare Center, we presented the book directly to a representative child, who was very happy to receive it. What a coincidence, the child who helped with the photo shoot was celebrating their birthday on the day of our visit!
To ensure even more people could enjoy the book, we also visited the Yoichi Town Library and presented a copy to the librarian.
The Yoichi Town Library already had other apple-themed picture books, and "Yasashisa Ringo" was immediately welcomed to join them!
The Yoichi Town Library celebrated its 30th anniversary on June 29th this year! It's well-used by many people even on weekdays and hosts various events like story readings and talk sessions.
If you happen to stop by, please pick up and read "Yasashisa Ringo."
By a happy coincidence, we encountered anniversaries at every place we visited, making for a wonderful "Yasashisa Ringo" donation event.
If you haven't read "Yasashisa Ringo" yet, you can get it at the Snow Miku Sky Town physical store or online store. Be sure to check it out!
Its name is "Yasashisa Ringo" (The Kindness Apple).
This picture book stars Rabbit Yukine (the pet of "Snow Miku," a character who supports Hokkaido), who has always been a great supporter of Domingo. The book was created to commemorate the 8th anniversary of Yukine's naming and was released on the anniversary date, November 11th.
Meanwhile, when you think of apples in Hokkaido, Yoichi Town immediately comes to mind, famous as the largest producer in the region! The town also has a rich history, including being the first place in Japan to successfully cultivate apples during the Meiji era.
To symbolize its identity as an apple town, the local roadside station has "Apple" in its name, and the Yoichi Town Tourist and Product Center "El la Plaza" offers a wide variety of apple-related products.
(Roadside Station Space Apple Yoichi)
(Yoichi Town Tourist and Product Center "El la Plaza")
With the hope that the children of Yoichi, a town with such deep ties to apples, would read "Yasashisa Ringo," we donated copies to the town's municipal daycare centers and library!
Donation to Yoichi Municipal Daycare Centers
(Yoichi Municipal Chuo Daycare Center)
(Yoichi Municipal Okawa Daycare Center)
We visited and donated books to two locations in Yoichi Town: the Yoichi Municipal Chuo Daycare Center and the Yoichi Municipal Okawa Daycare Center.
At the Chuo Daycare Center, the teachers set aside time for a story reading, and they immediately read "Yasashisa Ringo" to the children.
The children who listened commented, "It's cute," "It's kind," and "That was fun!"
Even after returning to their classrooms, they gathered around tables to read "Yasashisa Ringo," enjoying it in various ways, such as discussing which of the rabbits in the book they liked the most.
At the Okawa Daycare Center, we presented the book directly to a representative child, who was very happy to receive it. What a coincidence, the child who helped with the photo shoot was celebrating their birthday on the day of our visit!
Donation to Yoichi Town Library
To ensure even more people could enjoy the book, we also visited the Yoichi Town Library and presented a copy to the librarian.
The Yoichi Town Library already had other apple-themed picture books, and "Yasashisa Ringo" was immediately welcomed to join them!
The Yoichi Town Library celebrated its 30th anniversary on June 29th this year! It's well-used by many people even on weekdays and hosts various events like story readings and talk sessions.
If you happen to stop by, please pick up and read "Yasashisa Ringo."
＜Yoichi Town Library＞Official Website
Address: 413 Irifune-cho, Yoichi-gun, Yoichi-cho
If you haven't read "Yasashisa Ringo" yet, you can get it at the Snow Miku Sky Town physical store or online store. Be sure to check it out!
＜Rabbit Yukine 8th Anniversary Picture Book "Yasashisa Ringo"＞
Price: 1,100 yen (tax included)
Available at: Snow Miku Sky Town physical store, Online Store
