Hiroshima’s Annual Peace Memorial Ceremony and Call for a World Without Nuclear Weapons

Each year on August 6, the City of Hiroshima hosts a Peace Memorial Ceremony to honor the memory of the victims and to pray for the abolition of nuclear weapons and the realization of lasting global peace. During the ceremony, the Mayor delivers a Peace Declaration addressed to the international community. Hiroshima’s mayor remains committed to issuing these declarations, urging the complete eradication of nuclear weapons and the creation of a truly enduring peace, ensuring that no people ever again endure the horrific destruction experienced in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.