December 21, 2013 - President Tomoki Kato gave a lecture on garden soundcape and the enjoyment of sounds such as "tebouki" (bamboo hand broom) and gardening scissors. The event "Enjoy the Sounscape of Murin-an Garden through the "tebouki" and the "hospitality of the garden"" was hosted by the Garden Soundscape WG of the Soundscape Association of Japan.