GPS art “C” onto the waterfront of a boat racecourse✨
International cooperation by GPS art of “C” onto Toda Park! From March 8 (Saturday) to May 31 (Saturday), 2025, a new project of “Walk in Her Shoes 2025”, “Let’s Walk and Draw “C” on the Earth! Let’s start GPS art!
Walk in Her Shoes 2025″ is an international cooperation program to raise awareness about global water issues and the current situation of women and girls in developing countries by simply walking at a time and place of your choice. Let’s draw the “C” of CARE with GPS art and send it to the world!
Toda Park lies along the banks of the Arakawa River and offers a relaxing urban oasis with cherry blossom trees, walking paths, and athletic facilities. To the west of the park sits the Toda Boat Racecourse, established in 1956, which has drawn countless spectators and become a symbol of the city’s connection to water-based sports and recreation.
This “C”-shaped GPS art is traced using the park’s perimeter and the cycling road along the Arakawa River. Along the way, participants can enjoy scenic views from the Toda Bridge, cherry-lined walkways, and picturesque canals crossed by bridges. Historically, this area was once a vital transportation hub known as “Toda no Watashi” (Toda Ferry Crossing), and has continued to thrive as a center for water sports into the modern era.
This year, by walking or running and leaving a trail of the “C” of CARE and posting the saved GPS image on Facebook, X (Twitter), and Instagram with the two hashtags “#Walking for InternationalCooperation2025” and “#GPSArt,” you can donate 100 yen.
We are also developing a Walk in Her Shoes 2025 version of the “Reply Art” developed by the “Hokuriku GPS Art Club”. Please try this one as well!
Detail of “Reply Art”
https://hokuriku-gpsart.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2cb6a57db96336b840ba94646e4d42ba.pdf
Reference: Walk in Her Shoes
https://www.careintjp.org/walk_in_her_shoes/index.html
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A PIONEER IN GPS ART.
1st work was authorized by Guinness World Records as “the Largest GPS Drawing”.
He is the only Japanese person to be featured in a Google documentary as an innovator. He is fascinated by the idea of drawing with GPS and has published more than 2,500 works.
