A new tradition began on Sunday, May 4th

To celebrate Children’s Day in Japan, along with Consul General ‘Jimmy’ Kishimori and JBSD’s President Shin Sasaki and Executive Director ‘Harry’ Kawase, Society leaders and members visited the Henry Ford Museum to discover how Japan's spirit of technological progress is woven into the history of American innovation. Eiji Toyoda gained insights into mass production techniques at the Ford Motor Company Rouge Plant and Thomas Edison's early light bulbs used bamboo filaments from Kyoto Prefecture. We saw HONDA Job 1, the 1st car produced outside of Japan along with the 1966 Toyota Corona Sedan. We also investigated Isamu Noguchi's important role in modern design.
The day offered several attractions for children including the iconic artifacts of the train that inspired Thomas the Tank Engine and the Wright brothers’ airplane, a train ride powered by a huge steam locomotive, an antique carousel and the famous Greenfield Village frozen custard.