Admin’s Log (13) – Gyokuto spotlight piano
A conspecific reaching out to pay tribute to a beloved piano in Konoha Station, Gyokuto, Tamana, Kumamoto, Japan... An instant smile follows!
“When I give my heart
It will be completely
Or I’ll never give my heart
And the moment I can feel that
You feel that way too
Is when I fall in love with you“
Don’t you just love it… Waking up in a snow-covered landscape, Sunday morning silence and your first coffee in front of you, tickling your senses. For a brief moment, pandemic and lockdown curfew do not define your thoughts and vaccine isn’t a stairway to heaven. A songs enters your head, no idea where it came from, but it’s there and you’re humming it, unconsciously…
As part of the morning ritual, I was scanning my emails, sifting through the usual mountain of SPAM, only to find a conspecific reaching out from far away. Someone is paying tribute to a beloved piano… An instant smile to my face as I read along:
“I hope you know about our piano”
Thank you for the information on wonderful pianos around the world. I am looking forward to this site.
I emailed you to know about our piano. We live in Gyokuto, a small town in Kumamoto, Japan. At the station (KONOHA STATION) in this town, we took over the piano of a coffee shop that was closed due to the influence of the coronavirus, and installed it as a station piano on December 4, 2020. It’s a small station with about 300 passengers a day, but people come from afar to play the piano. This piano is a meeting place for people who like piano.
The name of this station, “KONOHA” means “leaves”, so I painted the leaves with gold paint. The other day, it was introduced at NHKworld JAPAN.
When the coronavirus has converged, I want many people to come and play this piano.
Thank you for reading the message.
Nagata Mai
Well there you have it, dear Mai and I sincerely hope to play your golden leaf piano one day! Oh and make sure to self-list your piano at our befriended website Pianos.pub, so even more Public Piano lovers can find your beautiful creation.
Stay safe, stay healthy and enjoy playing your dearly beloved pianos!
From the original worldpianos.org blog, restored by Sing for Hope. View the archived original .