Memorial ceremony and gathering on Fukuyama Air Raid Day
8/9/00
On the 8th, a memorial ceremony and peace
gathering were held in Fukushima City to
remember Fukushima Air Raid Day 55 years
ago, when 80% of the city burned and 354
people perished.
The Ceremony Remembering the Victims of the
Atomic Bombings and the Fukuyama Air Raid
sponsored by the Fukuyama Federation for
the campaign against A- and H-bombs (President:
Fukuyama Mayor Akira Miyoshi) began at 5:30
pm in Chuo Park in Kasumi-cho.
Roughly 250 members of the bereaved families,
city officials, and others attended the ceremony.
Representatives of various organizations
offered flowers to the Mother and 2 Children
Monument, which memorializes the city residents
that perished in the bombing. Mayor Miyoshi,
in his memorial address, said, "On the
eve of the 21st century, we vow to move towards
enduring peace among the peoples of the world."
The students of Nishifukazu Elementary and
Jonan Junior High School presented strings
of folded paper cranes, and many came forward
to offer chrysanthemums.
Sponsored by the city and various organizations,
the 2000 Gathering for Peace held at Reed
and Rose Hall in Matsuhama-cho attracted
roughly 1,300 persons. The performances at
this musical celebration expressed the sanctity
of peace.
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