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SUMMARY:Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:The Peace Memorial Ceremony is held each year in memory of the victims of the atomic bomb which was dropped on Hiroshima at 8:15 am on August 6\, 1945. On this occasion\, those who lived through the event as well as those who lost loved ones play a special part in the proceedings. \n \nPeople of all ages from Hiroshima\, throughout Japan and the around the world\, as well as a number of Japanese and overseas dignitaries\, gather in front of the cenotaph in the middle of Peace Memorial Park. The current mayor of Hiroshima makes an appeal for the abolition of nuclear weapons and the achievement of everlasting world peace. The ceremony is usually broadcast on television stations worldwide and is streamed live here (2024 link). \nThe seating area is opened at 06:30\, but the official events begin at 08:00. At 08:15\, the time the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima\, the Bell of Peace and sirens are sounded and a 1 minute of silence is (mostly) observed. Speeches\, a peace declaration\, the release of doves and the singing of the Hiroshima Peace Song follow. Everything is finished by just before 09:00 and a day of demonstrations by both protestors on the left and the right\, as well as various anti-nuclear groups take over the streets for much of the rest of the day. \nOutline of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremonyceremony 8am-8:50am\n・8 am Opening\n・Submission of the names of Atomic Bomb victims who have been identified or died in the past year\n・Address\n・Dedication of flowers\n・8:15 am Minute of silence and ringing of the Peace Bell\n・Peace Declaration from the Mayor of Hiroshima\n・Release of doves\n・Commitment to Peace (by children’s representatives)\n・Official addresses (by Prime Minister of Japan and other visitors)\n・Hiroshima ・Peace Song (Music Minoru Yamamoto / Words Yoshio Shigezono)\n・8:50 am Closing \nIt is usually extremely hot at even 8am and those who arrive early should be careful to avoid heatstroke and are encouraged to avail themselves of the cold water and chilled towels available below the piloti of the Peace Memorial Museum. \nThe ceremony is usually live streamed in Japanese and English: \n\nLive stream in English\nLive stream in Japanese\n\nYou are also welcome to watch the ceremony on screen at Social Book Cafe Hachidori-sha\, after which there is sure to be some open and lively discussion. You can also buy breakfast there.  \nPeace Memorial Park Entry restrictions (2024 details)\nAccess to the Peace Park is allowed until 5am on August 6\, and anyone in the park at that time will be required to leave. Admission will be allowed once again via designated entrances at which people may be subject to security checks and the ban on carrying of items connected to protest or political messaging (new this year) will be enforced. \nFree access to the Peace Memorial Park will resume from 9am. \nLantern Floating Ceremony\nIn the evening\, people return to the Peace Memorial Park for the annual lantern floating event during which around 10\,000 lanterns are put into the water next to the A-bomb memorial. This ceremony is less formal\, with are no long speeches\, but is very powerful as the light from the dome shines down on the water lit by the many colorful lanterns floating downstream.
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LOCATION:Peace Memorial Park\, 1-2 Nakajima-cho\, Naka-ku\, Hiroshima-shi\, Hiroshima-ken\, 730-0811\, Japan
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SUMMARY:Lantern Floating Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:Hiroshima’s annual Peace Memorial Day concludes with the poignant and beautiful August 6 floating ceremony on the Motoyasu River. \n \nEvery year on the evening of August 6\, thousands of people make their way to the banks of the Motoyasu River that runs below the Atomic Bomb Dome\, along the edge of the Peace Memorial Park. Here\, they set colorful paper lanterns bearing personal appeals for peace and to\, once more\, commemorate those who lost their lives in the bombing\, many of whom took their final painful breaths before succumbing to their injuries in this stretch of water. \nEveryone is welcome\, and encouraged\, to take part. There is a 1000 yen charge to cover costs\, and all you have to do is line up for your paper\, add your message\, and then line up again (this part can take a while) to make your way down to the riverside\, where volunteers will help you wrap the paper around a wooden frame and light the lantern. Then\, you can step down to the water and set it afloat with the 10\,000 or so others. \nYou can buy the paper to wrap around your lantern from early in the morning until 8:30 pm. The lantern floating begins on the bank of the Motoyasu River\, opposite the A-bomb Dome Memorial\, from 6 pm after a 30-minute ceremony. Lanterns can be floated on the river until 9 pm. \nReceiving and creating your lantern wrapper can usually be done quite quickly\, but you should be prepared to wait in a long line to reach the embankment from where you can set it afloat. Understandably\, people on the embankment take some time to reflect and also to take photographs\, but the line does move relatively quickly. We recommend having a fan to keep you cool while waiting\, especially on still nights \nIf you are unable to attend the lantern floating in the evening\, or feel the wait might be too long\, volunteers are happy to float your lantern on your behalf. Just let the staff at the reception desk know. \nA word for those with young children\nDisplays describing the aftermath of the A-bombing\, which include some graphic images\, along the path along which you line up to float your lanterns. \nThe official Hiroshima lantern floating is organized by Chushinren.
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LOCATION:Motoyasu River\, 1-1 Nakajima-cho\, Naka-ku\, Hiroshima-shi\, Hiroshima-ken\, 730-0811\, Japan
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