Detail of exhibit

Detail of exhibit

Room G502 Yamanote Line Green Map A huge 3m x 2.5m Yamanote Line Green Map, Completely covered with images and icons was exhibited. 29 boxes were arrayed right next to this paper map. along with its field notebook, each box revealed teh station's neighborhood, and the volunteer staff's expressive creativity. White drawing boards were placed across the wall and they were used as information boards. Many visitors manually added more green spots, while browsing the existing spots. Yamanote Line Green Map 29 box of each station

Room G503 Green Map Kids The Volunteer staff carried out the fieldwork with elementary school kids to create A kids' interpretation of the mapping process. The staff gathered the pictures and data (taken and collected by the kids) - and ended up with an impressive kids' Green Map exhibit, and a documentary video that shows how it was made. Some of the kids that participated in the project said that they want to carry out fieldwork by themselves in the future, and took the Green Map Icons home! Dozens of viewers added more spots during the 3 days exhibit. We hope more kids will get involved and add their findings and Green Maps to our website!

Room G504 Green Map, created by Shibuya-Ward Yoyogiuehara Elementary School The process and the final product of the Green Map collaboration project with the volunteer staff and young students from Shibuya-Ward Yoyogiuehara Elementary School were exhibited. Based on the kids' fieldwork, our staff created original icons, storyboards and cut-puts of the kids and ended up with a truly unique Green Map display. Field note by kids with original icons

Room G505 Yamanote Line Slide Show Several thousand pictures were taken while / the fieldwork were carried out. From this picture library, 290 were composed as a slide show. Each afternoon, this room also featured presentations by Wendy Brawer, the founding director of the Green Map System. Interpreted in Japanese, a discussion followed each talk.

Room G507 Making of a Green Map How are the Green Maps made in other countries ? A video by New York City's youth showed how LOMAP, the colorful Lower Manhattan Green Map WAS put together with the help of 250 kids and how the project impacted their world view.

Room G508 Icon Stories Like the community gardenS shown on NYC'S Green Map, many spots that are represented by the Green Map Icons have their own rich local histories, heritages, and community meanings. Several Green Map spots (worldwide) were chosen and each spot's history and heritage were displayed In a slide show format.

Room G510 World Green Maps A gallery was designed to show many different Green Maps created worldwide. The gallery included exciting maps by both adults and youth from nearly 50 cities, Including Barcelona, Copenhagen, Calgary, San Francisco, Buenos Aires, Adelaide, Bangkok, Singapore, Kyoto, Okayama, Kurashiki and Setagaya-Ward.

Lobby Walkway of Yamanote Line Green Map A 150 m long photo-montage depicting every station's neighborhood was created to take advantage of the forum's spectacular curvilinear architecture. Walking past this horizontal mural, viewers almost felt like they were flying above the Yamanote's tracks, glimpsing the best spots,all along the way. Each station was uniquely portrayed by one individual. PHOTO

Interactive Section Several PCs were located in the hallway. People could directly access our website, www.yamanotegreenmap.org and check the local green spots, and also, add their own favorite spots. they could also visit the new "Japan Green Map Hub" website being developed at http://greenmap.jp or tour the global Green Map website at www.greenmap.org - It connects to every Green Map project in the world.

Yamanote Line Green Map Project - documentary video As visitors stepped off the elevator, they were greeted by a specially created documentary video that explains The history of the Green Map System, Green Map projects overseas, and the making of Yamanote Line Green Map.

Balloons Trees dotted with Green Map Icons were exhibited on the hallway. Along with full size cutouts of fieldworkers, these drew visitors in to see each element of the exhibition.

Basement 1 While the great exhibitions were carried out at TOKYO ART JUNGLE, some of the staff CONTINUED THEIR fieldwork within Tokyo International Forum. After the spots were found, GREEN MAP ICon stickers were pasted on Tokyo International Forum'S map, which was POSTED ON A CENTRALLY LOCATED WALL.