About
I walk home on March 11th every year.
3ๆ11ๆฅใฎใใจ
2011ๅนด3ๆ11ๆฅ14:46ใซใ็ฆๅณถ็ใ้ๆบใจใใใๆฑๆฅๆฌๅคง้็ฝใใ็บ็ใใพใใใ
้ฝๅธใงใฏๅ
ฌๅ
ฑไบค้ใๆฐๆฅ้ใซใใใฃใฆๅ
จใฆๆญขใพใใไบบใ
ใฏๆญฉใใฆใใใใใฎๅฎถใซๅธฐใใพใใใไบๆ
ใฏใใชใๆทฑๅปใช็ถๆณใงใใใใ้ไธญใฏๆฑบใใฆๆฒใใฟใซๆฎใใฆใฐใใใงใฏใชใใๅฑใพใๅใใๅฉใๅใๅ
ๆฏใๅคใใใใพใใใ
ใใฎๆฅใฎๅบๆฅไบใๆใๅบใใ่ชฐใใจ่ชใใใใซใ่ฟฝๆผใฎ่กจ็พใจใใฆใๆฏๅนด3ๆ11ๆฅใซใใใผใ็ใๅนใใฆใๆญฉใใฆๅฎถใซๅธฐใฃใฆใใพใใใใฎๆงๅญใใใชใขใซใฟใคใ ใงSNSใซๆ็จฟใใพใใ
๏ผ2025ๅนดใฏ็งใฏXใฎใฟใซๆ็จฟใใพใใ็ใใใฏใๅฅฝใใชใใฎใไฝฟใฃใฆใญใ๏ผ
At 2:46 PM on March 11, 2011, the Great East Japan Earthquake struck, with its epicenter in Fukushima Prefecture. All public transportation in the city stopped for several days, forcing people to walk back to their homes. The situation was quite serious, but along the way, there were many moments of people encouraging and helping each other, not all of them filled with sorrow.
As a way to memorialize that day, to remember what happened and to talk about it with others, I blow bubbles and walk home every March 11. I post about the event in real time on social media (as of 2025, I post exclusively on X).
Why soap bubbles
ใใใผใ็ใฎ็็ฑ
โๆฅๆฌใฎๆๅใช็ซฅ่ฌกใซใใทใฃใใณ็ใใจใใๆญใใใใพใใไฝ่ฉ่
ใฏ้ๅฃ้จๆ
ใๅฝผใฏไธ็ชๆๅใฎๅจใๅนผใใใฆไบกใใใพใใใๆญ่ฉใฎไธญใซใใใใทใฃใใณ็้ฃใใ ใๅฑๆ นใพใง้ฃใใ ใๅฑๆ นใพใง้ฃใใงใใใใใฆๆถใใใใจใฏใๅฝใฎๅใใ่ใใใ็น็ดฐใชใทใฃใใณ็ใซ่ฆ็ซใฆใใใฎใงใใใใ้ขจใ้ขจใใตใใชใใจๆญใฃใฆใ้ญใๅคฉใพใง็กไบใซๅฑใใใ็ฅใใ่พผใใใจ่งฃ้ใใใฆใใพใใ
ใใใใผใ็ใๅนใใใจใใ่ก็บใฏใๅชใใๅฝใๅนใ่พผใใใใงใใใใจ็งใฏๆใใพใใ็ฉบใซใใใผใ็ใใใใใ่ใไธใใๆงใๆณๅใใ็ฅใใๆงใใฆใใพใใ
There is a famous Japanese children's song called "Soap Bubble," written by the lyricist Ujo Noguchi. He lost his first daughter at a young age. The lyrics include the line, "Soap bubbles flew, they flew to the roof. They flew to the roof, burst, and disappeared." This imagery refers to the fleeting and fragile nature of life, much like a delicate soap bubble. The song also includes the line, "Wind, wind, please don't blow," which is interpreted as a prayer for the souls to reach heaven safely.
The act of "blowing the soap bubbles" is like gently breathing life into a bubble. I imagine many soap bubbles soaring into the sky as I pray for the souls of the departed.
How to join
็ใใใๅๅ ใงใใพใ
3ๆ11ๆฅใซใใใคใใฎๅฎถ่ทฏใใๆญฉใใฆๅธฐใฃใฆใฟใใ
ใใฎๆใซใใใใผใ็ใๅนใใฆใฟใใ
ใใใใฏๆญฉใใฆๅธฐใใใจใใใใใผใ็ใๅนใใชใฉใใฆๅๆผใฎๆ้ใๆใคใ
ใใใทใฅใฟใฐ๏ผ#311soapbubbles๏ผใไฝฟใฃใฆใๅฅฝใใชSNSใซๅ็ใ่จ่ใๆ็จฟใใใจใๅใใใจใใใฆใใไบบใใกใฎๆฏ่ฒใใฟใใใจใใงใใพใใSNSใงไผใใพใใใใ
On March 11, walk home along your usual route. While you're walking, try blowing bubbles. Even if you’re not walking home, take a moment to reflect and mourn by blowing bubbles. Post your photos and thoughts on your favorite social media platforms using the hashtag (#311soapbubbles), and you'll see others doing the same.
Soap Bubbles Station
ใใใผใ็ในใใผใทใงใณ
ใใใใผใ็ในใใผใทใงใณใใใ่กไธญใซใใใพใใ
ใใใซ่กใใฐ้ๅ
ทใ็จๆใใใฆใใใ็กๆใงใใใผ็ใ้ฃใฐใใใจใฎใงใใๅ ดๆใงใใ
3ๆ11ๆฅใ ใใฎ้ๅฌใ
โ้ๅฌๅฐใฏ้ๆๅ้ใใฆใใพใใ
2025ๅนดใฎใใใใฏใใกใ
There are "Soap Bubbles Stations" throughout the city, where you can find bubble-making tools and enjoy blowing bubbles for free. The event is held only on March 11.
We are always looking for new locations.
Soap Bubbles Station's Map 2025
Support This Project
โๅฟๆดใใฆใใ ใใ
ใใฎใใญใธใงใฏใใฎ็ถ็ถใซใๅใ่ฒธใใฆใใ ใใใ
ไธปใช็ต่ฒปใฏใๅบๅ ฑๅฎฃไผ่ฒปใใใใผใ็ในใใผใทใงใณใฎ้ๅถ่ฒปใใใญใธใงใฏใใฎ่จ้ฒใซไฟใ่ฒป็จใงใใ
ๅฃฒไธใใๅฎ่ฒปใๅทฎใๅผใใใใกใ50%ใ้็ฝๅพฉ่ใฎใใใฎ็พฉๆด้ใซๅใใพใใ
2025ๅนดๅบฆใฏไปคๅ6ๅนด๏ผ2024ๅนด๏ผ่ฝ็ปๅๅณถๅฐ้ใซไฟใ็ฝๅฎณ็พฉๆด้ใซๅฏไปใใพใใ
Please lend your support to the continuation of this project.
The main expenses include public relations costs, operational costs for the Soap Bubbles Stations, and expenses related to documenting the project. From the revenue, after deducting actual costs, 50% will be donated to disaster relief efforts for the recovery from the earthquake.
In the fiscal year 2025, donations will be directed toward relief efforts for the Noto Peninsula Earthquake.
Who initiated this Project?
Maaya Miki
ไผ็ป็บ่ตทไบบใ
1995ๅนดใซ้ช็ฅๆทก่ทฏๅคง้็ฝใๅคง้ชใงใ2011ๅนดใซๆฑๆฅๆฌๅคง้็ฝใๆฑไบฌใง็ต้จใใฉใกใใฎ้็ฝใงใใ่บซ่ฟใชไบบใ
ใ้ท่ท้ขใๆญฉใใฆๅฎถใซๅธฐใๅงฟใใๅธฐใๅฎถใๅคฑใฃใฆ่บซๅฏใใฎๅฎถใพใงๆญฉใใฆๅใใๆงๅญใ็ฎใฎๅฝใใใซใใใ
2011ๅนดใฎ้็ฝไปฅ้ใๅพฉ่ใซๅใใฆ็กๅใง็ด ๆดใใใใตใผใในใๆไพใใฆใใไบบใ
ใซๅธๆใๆฑใไธๆนใงใใใพใใพใชใใจใ่ช็ฒใใใใใฆใใ็ถๆณใซๆคใใๆใใ2012ๅนด3ๆ11ๆฅใซๅญฆๅใ่ชใฃใฆๆฐๅฎฟ้ง
ใใๆฑไบฌ้ง
ใพใงใใใผใ็ใๅนใใชใใๆญฉใใใใจใใใใฎใใญใธใงใฏใใฎๅงใพใใ
Project initiator.
I experienced both the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake in Osaka in 1995 and the Great East Japan Earthquake in Tokyo in 2011. During both disasters, I saw people close to me walking long distances to return home, or losing their homes and walking to their relatives' houses.
After the 2011 earthquake, I felt a sense of hope for those who were offering valuable services for recovery, free of charge. However, I also felt anger at the situation where people were being forced to refrain from so many things. This led me to invite my college friends to walk from Shinjuku Station to Tokyo Station on March 11th, 2012, while blowing soap bubbles. This was the start of the project.
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