As Russia's military invasion of Ukraine continued, the Ukrainian national anthem was played on a musical instrument called "Carillon," which is familiar to the citizens as a symbol of peace in Itami City, Hyogo Prefecture, and the citizens prayed.
The carillon in the square in front of JR Itami Station is a type of keyboard instrument that plays 43 large and small bells using the keyboard and pedals like a piano. Itami City is a citizen as a symbol of peace, such as ringing the bells on the day of the end of the war. It is familiar from.
On the evening of the 3rd, Mayor Yasuyuki Fujiwara and locals gathered to pray for the victims, and then carillon player Kazuyo Nakamura played the national anthem of Ukraine.
To show the feeling of solidarity with the Ukrainian people, the carillon was lit up in blue and yellow in the image of the Ukrainian flag, and the beautiful bells echoed around, and the visitors listened quietly. I did.
A woman in her 70s said, "It was a very beautiful sound. I hope a peaceful day will come soon."
Mayor Fujiwara of Itami City said, "Geographically, it is far from Ukraine, but I hope to receive the message,'I'm thinking of the Ukrainian people here as well.'"