On January 6, the Wolf departed from our apartment complex and began its journey to Kori Elementary School in Hirakata City.

Even during the New Year holidays, many families at our apartment spent time interacting with the Wolf. Now that it is gone, we feel a little lonely. At the elementary school, the Wolf Bench Four Seasons was introduced to the students after the opening ceremony on January 7. Photographs will be taken there in the coming days.

From November 27 to January 6—just over a month—the Wolf was dearly loved by everyone in the apartment complex.
In the mornings, it saw residents off on their way, and in the evenings, it welcomed them home, offering both energy and comfort.
During the New Year holidays, three-generation families gathered, and even relatives returning home for the holidays joined in, sharing smiles and lively conversations around the Wolf.
At last, it set off for its next destination: the local Kori Elementary School.

Three-generation families gathered during the New Year holidays.

My tennis friends spent time with the Wolf after our year-end gathering.

A close-knit family enjoying a photo together.

Even small children were full of curiosity.

After the Wolf’s departure, its traces remained.

Departure.

The Wolf Bench Four Seasons at our apartment complex is doing very well.
My son, who recently returned home, was delighted and said, “It’s really great!”

(For the past four years, my son and I have been maintaining the courtyard together, so this feels especially meaningful to us.)

When my son came home one evening, he said, “It was too dark to see properly—too bad. I wish there were lights,” so we ordered some lighting from Amazon.
After returning home in the evening, my son, daughter, and I set up the lights together, and after 11 p.m. we take them down and recharge them.

↓Friends being shown around and guided through the space.

Many residents of the apartment complex have said to us, “Thank you for bringing it here,” and “We took photos together as a family.”
Through this, we strongly feel the connections and interactions among families, friends, and neighbors.

The Wolf will stay at this residential complex for just over a month, and on January 7 it is scheduled to be officially presented at the opening ceremony of Kori Elementary School.

The wolf benches by Tomoko Konoike, previously exhibited at the Osaka–Kansai Expo, have now begun their nationwide journey as part of the Medicine Infrastructure Project.
Wolf Bench / Four Seasons was installed on November 27, 2025, in the courtyard of a multi-unit residential building in Hirakata City.
Please note that the site is not open to the public.