WATCH | ‘Ichi-go Ichi-e’: Mural finally finished; honors HS Sister City

November 20, 2024 at 4:05 a.m.

by Gabriel Bass

Kohei Kashiwaba paints the Japanese character for summer on Pepe Gaka's mural depicting the four seasons in Hanamaki, Japan. (The Sentinel-Record/Thomas Buckman)
Kohei Kashiwaba paints the Japanese character for summer on Pepe Gaka's mural depicting the four seasons in Hanamaki, Japan. (The Sentinel-Record/Thomas Buckman)

After six years, "Ichi-go Ichi-e," a mural that honors Hanamaki, Japan, Hot Springs' sister city, has been completed by Giuseppe Percivati, the artist known as Pepe Gaka, with one of the finishing touches courtesy of visitors from Hanamaki.

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