Fifteen years after the disaster, the tragedy at Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki has come to be regarded as an unspeakable incident, shaped by lawsuits questioning administrative responsibility and their aftermath. This exhibition reconsiders that unspeakability and explores multilayered forms of memory and narration. The exhibition presents archives of memorial and storytelling activities by bereaved families, together with newly developed interactive dialogue-based programs. Notably, university students without direct memories of the disaster participate as co-creators, engaging with difficult heritage through dialogue from their own perspectives. Through the participation of diverse people, including generations with no direct experience of the disaster, this exhibition aims to become a space for intergenerational dialogue that re-weaves an unspeakable incident into speakable stories. (Director: Yasushi Noguchi)
| 2026/03/10 | ||
| 11:00 - 18:00 | 〈Exhibition〉 | |
| 2026/03/11 | ||
| 11:00 - 18:00 | 〈Exhibition〉 | |
| 2026/03/12 | ||
| 11:00 - 18:00 | 〈Exhibition〉 | |
| 2026/03/13 | ||
| 11:00 - 18:00 | 〈Exhibition〉 | |
| 2026/03/14 | ||
| 11:00 - 19:00 | 〈Exhibition〉 | |
| 11:15 - 12:45 | Screening: Spring After Spring Passes Us By… / If These Letters Reach Your Eyes | |
| 13:00 - 15:00 | Screening: SONAE-TALK (Pre-recorded Online Talk) | |
| 15:30 - 17:30 | Opening Talk 1 Beyond 15 Years: Polyphony and Ownership in Telling the Story of Okawa | Toshiro Sato(Okawa Densho-no-Kai); Miho Ishii(Kyoto University) |
| 2026/03/15 | ||
| 11:00 - 18:00 | 〈Exhibition〉 | |
| 11:15 - 12:45 | Screening: Spring After Spring Passes Us By… / If These Letters Reach Your Eyes | |
| 13:00 - 15:00 | Screening: SONAE-TALK (Pre-recorded Online Talk) | |
| 15:30 - 17:30 | Opening Talk 2 Publicness of University Art Practices — From a Public History Perspective "Art Exhibits in Non-Art Universities" & "Talking About the Unspeakable" | Takuya Tokuhara(Yokohama Senior High School of International Studies); Masaki Komori(Musashi University) |
| 2026/03/17 | ||
| 11:00 - 18:00 | 〈Exhibition〉 | |
| 2026/03/18 | ||
| 11:00 - 18:00 | 〈Exhibition〉 | |
| 2026/03/19 | ||
| 11:00 - 18:00 | 〈Exhibition〉 | |
| 2026/03/20 | ||
| 11:00 - 19:00 | 〈Exhibition〉 | |
| 12:00 - 14:15 | Screening: To Live People Who Fought for the Okawa Elementary School Tsunami Trial | Kazuhiro Terada(Director) |
| 15:15 - 17:15 | Workshop 1 Dialogue in Words for Exhibition Participants | Masaki Komori(Musashi University); Yasushi Noguchi(Tokyo Polytechnic University); and others(and others) |
| 2026/03/21 | ||
| 11:00 - 19:00 | 〈Exhibition〉 | |
| 11:15 - 13:30 | Screening: To Live People Who Fought for the Okawa Elementary School Tsunami Trial | |
| 13:45 - 14:45 | Gallery Tour | Art & Media Lab Students(Department of Interactive Media, Tokyo Polytechnic University) |
| 15:15 - 17:15 | Workshop 2 Role-play: "51 Minutes and 13 Years" | Hideto Miyuki(Graphic Designer); Tomoko Niwa(Professional Institute of International Fashion) |
| 2026/03/22 | ||
| 11:00 - 19:00 | 〈Exhibition〉 | |
| 12:00 - 13:30 | Screening: Spring After Spring Passes Us By… / If These Letters Reach Your Eyes | |
| 15:00 - 16:30 | Closing Talk | |
*Talk events, workshops, and gallery tours are scheduled to be held during the exhibition period. As program details are subject to change, please be sure to check the official website for the latest information.