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SUMMIT BAG PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION CONTENTS AND DETAILS
Following the custom of G7 Summit meetings, Japan produces and distributes Summit Bags as souvenirs for visiting dignitaries from G7 delegations as well as to the press.
The Summit Bag made of Bingo denim fabric from Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture, is woven and sewn by master craftspeople in the Summit host region of Hiroshima. Bingo is the name of a pre-Meiji administrative region that covered the eastern part of today’s Hiroshima Prefecture, including Fukuyama.
Contents of the bag were selected to convey the appeals of Hiroshima and other parts of Japan, and includes environment-friendly goods using as little plastic as possible, and stationeries that can be used by the delegations and the press during the Summit.
Summit bags to be handed out as souvenirs and details of the contents are as follows
Summit Bag
Summit Bag
Manufacturer: Hiroshima Prefectural Textile Industries Association
An original bag made of Bingo denim from Fukuyma City in Hirsohima, which is one of the most famous denim-producing areas in Japan.
Contents
Ballpoint Pen
Manufacturer: PILOT Corporation
A writing utensil made from a plant-based material, biomass plastics.
Notebook
Manufacturer: JMA Management Center Inc.
A notebook using a revolutionary new material, LIMEX, developed in Japan as an alternative to paper and plastic, consisting of over 50% calcium carbonate.
Notepad
Manufacturer: Matsudaseitai Corporation
This notepad with motifs symbolizing Hirosima is made of recycled paper from origami crames sent to Hiroshima.
Hand Towel
Manufacturer: Hikari Co., Ltd.
A towel compressed into the shape of a dove, representing Hiroshima.
Tumbler
Manufacturer: ASAHI YOU.US, Ltd.
A tumbler using thinned wood in Hiroshima Prefecture.
Ball (for the G7 delegations only)
Manufactuere: Molten Corporation
A soccer ball produced by a manufacturer headquatered in Hiroshima.