HONOLULU (KHON2) — As part of an annual memorial ceremony, thousands gathered at the Hiroshima Peace Park in Japan on Aug. 6 to commemorate the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima.
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Over 130,000 people died from the attack, while survivors suffered lifelong effects. The city of Hiroshima remembered those lost 80 years ago with the annual Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony.
“We must all remember to think less about ourselves and more about each other. Thinking of others is how humanity has resolved much conflict and turmoil on our path to the present day,” said Kazumi Matsui, mayor of Hiroshima.
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony
During the ceremony, wreaths were laid at the monument and Hiroshima elementary students presented a message of peace.
Among the ceremony participants were Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, Hiroshima Prefectural Governor Hidehiko Yuzaki and Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi.
“It was a very solemn and very moving ceremony, as I anticipated, and it pointed out the uniqueness of Hiroshima and Nagasaki as the only cities in the world that have suffered the devastating impacts of an atomic bomb,” Blangiardi said…