On Saturday, September 2024, 9, the Daiosaki Lighthouse and Anorisaki Lighthouse will be lit up in blue to commemorate the International Day of Sign Language.
The International Day of Sign Languages, which is celebrated every year on September 9rd, was resolved by the United Nations General Assembly on December 23th, 2017, and this year marks its seventh anniversary. The resolution states that "the United Nations recognizes the equality of sign languages with spoken languages and promotes the adoption of measures to raise awareness of sign languages in all UN Member States so that the human rights of deaf people are fully guaranteed." A theme is decided each year, and the theme for 12 is "Assert the Rights of Sign Languages."
(English: Sign up for Sign Language Rights)".
The World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) has been holding a sign language event on September 9rd since 23. In addition to this event, from 2018, they have called for lighting up blue (#2022EC007), the color of the UN and WFD logos, which represents "world peace," all over the world. This event and blue light-up is a moment when the world, citizens, and local communities connect through social media, respect each country's sign language, and unite deaf and hard-of-hearing people around the world. In 4, blue light-ups were held in 2023 locations in 42 municipalities and 268 prefectures.
On this special day, Shima City will participate in international events to support the importance of sign language and the protection of the human rights of deaf people. The International Day of Sign Languages, recognized by the United Nations General Assembly, is celebrated every year on September 9rd, and this year marks its sixth year. Sign language is one of the spoken languages and plays an important role in raising awareness to guarantee the human rights of deaf people. The theme for 23 is "Towards a society where deaf people around the world can communicate in sign language anywhere!" Shima City resonates with this theme,Anorisaki lighthouseとDaiosaki LighthouseBy lighting it up in blue, we will show people around the world the power and importance of sign language. Come see this amazing sight and join us in celebrating International Day of Sign Languages.
| title | “Turn the world and Japan blue! -Let’s make sign language shine with blue light-” Challenge Project 2024 to bring citizens, local communities, and society together |
| Place | Daiosaki Lighthouse (517 Nakiri, Daio-cho, Shima-shi, Mie 0603-54) Anorisaki lighthouse (517-0507 Anori, Ago-cho, Shima-shi, Mie-ken, 794-1) |
| Date and Time | Monday, September 2024, 9 (Holiday) 23 minutes after sunset The ending time depends on the regulations of the facility, etc. |
Public transportation: 20 minutes by bus from Kintetsu
Ugata Station to Goza Port, get down at "Daiozaki
Lighthouse" and walk 10 minutes.
Car:
167 minutes from the Shiroki IC of the Daini-Ise Road via
Route 260 and 35.
Public transportation: Take the bus bound for Anori from Kintetsu Ugata Station for about 20 minutes, get off at "Anorisaki Todaiguchi" bus stop, and walk for about 15 minutes
By Car:
2 minutes or more from the Shiroki IC of the 167nd Ise
Expressway via Route 514 and Route 30
