On Wednesday, August 5th at 4:10 p.m. PDT, Shinto Shrine of Shusse Inari in America, will hold a Peace Prayer and Memorial Ceremony to reconfirm our commitment to world peace and to pray for the spirits of those who lost their lives on the 81st anniversary of the atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima (August 6th, 1945) and Nagasaki (August 9th, 1945).
Please join us on our YouTube channel.
The Closing Talk of this ceremony is “What Happened to My Family” and will be open to the public. Mr. Kōsei Mito, will be the special guest speaker.
In Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 150,000 people, including children, were killed in the initial attack. By the end of 1945, thousands more had died from the bomb’s effects, including Americans, Australians, Dutch, Chinese, and Koreans. Even those who survived suffered greatly with health issues caused by radiation and by passing on genetic damage to the next generations.
We will hold our ceremony on the same day and time that the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima 81 years ago. Let us pray for peace for the spirits who died from the atomic bombs and seek world peace together! The Peace Prayer and Memorial Ceremony for Atomic Bombs will be held Wednesday, August 5th, 2026 at 4:10 pm (PDT) On YouTube Live at ShintoInari.
Learn more about Mito-san and his volunteer work by exploring his blog: http://blog.livedoor.jp/mitokosei/
On Saturday, August 8th at 7:00 p.m. (PDT), please join us 81 years after the bombing of Nagasaki. Bring a bell if you have one! From hand bells to church bells and even cow bells, we will let the bells ring to pray for peace at the moment the atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki 81 years ago, and reaffirm our commitment to world peace.
We will observe the anniversary with Bells for Peace and a silent prayer for the spirits of those who lost their lives to the atomic bombs. Bells for Peace is the legacy of our Shrine supporter, the late Richard Yutaka Fukuhara. This is a secular ceremony.
Please join us on our YouTube channel.
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