exhibited them at Ogastaplaza. 7 years after the Great Hanshin Earthquake, Kobe was recovered enough to hold the FIFA World Cup in 2002, with everyone's great support. Merry in KOBE was held in order to express "gratitude for all the support given over the past years" and "the recovering energies of the town" through people's smiles. It took place at locations throughout the city. About 200 posters of the smiling faces of Kobe city residents, from children to elders, were exhibited to welcome the FIFA visitors, at the underground DUO Dome located in front of …