Quilt of Shimabara Castle hung at conference venue.

Example coordination of Shimabara-City emergency response.

View of Unzen Volcano from Arena parking lot.

Stage set in main conference hall.

Stage arrangement in main conference room.

COV5 conference logo with real flowers!

Nozoki Karakuri is a Japanese performing arts peculiar to a locality since old times. Dubbed a very strange event even in Japan...The title of this one was Heisei Shizan Story. Done by the Nozoki Karakuri Preservation Group.

More stage decoration.

Our very own Zori maker! Zori are traditional Japanese sandals. Conference participants were invited to take a pair home to serve as a memory of our stay.