On July 20th, the 20th anniversary of Japan's Oceans Day, as well as the following day, the Maritime Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism hosted the IMO World Maritime Day Parallel Site 2015, a first for the country. Over the two days, an international symposium took Maritime Education and Training as its theme, the results of which were included in the Yokohama Declaration.
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On July 20th, the 20th anniversary of Japan's Oceans Day, as well as the following day, the Maritime Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism hosted the IMO World Maritime Day Parallel Site 2015, a first for the country. Over the two days, an international symposium took Maritime Education and Training as its theme, the results of which were included in the Yokohama Declaration.

How do art projects come to be born? In this article, I want to recount how the Seed is a Ship-Voyage Project, born from the seeds of morning glories, developed around the country, resulting in a voyage to 35 ports. While reflecting on the relevance of art to social problems in local communities, I would also like to introduce our next, new project.