Participation in Peace Ceremonies in the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
13.08.2021 / 04:13 | Aktualizováno: 13.08.2021 / 04:17
This year, the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki marked the 76th anniversary of the dropping of atomic bombs, which had led to the surrender of Japan in World War II. Japanese strict measures related to the current coronavirus pandemic have led to a significant reduction in the number of participants in the ceremony in both cities.
The Embassy of the Czech Republic in Tokyo, represented by Mrs. Vladimira Hirsh, Deputy Head of Mission, attended the Peace Ceremony in Hiroshima, which took place on August 6, 2021.
It was 76 years ago when the Little Boy atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. The Peace Memorial building, also known as the Atomic Dome, is located in central Hiroshima, just 160 meters from the blast. The building was originally designed and built in 1915 by the Czech architect Jan Letzl, it served as the Hiroshima Prefectural Palace for product exhibitions. In 1996, the building was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
The Ambassador of the Czech Republic, Martin Tomčo, was present at the Peace Ceremony in Nagasaki on 9th August 2021, where he laid floral wreath at the memorial on behalf of the European Diplomatic Missions in Japan and together with other participants honored the memory of the victims of this historic tragic event.
Nagasaki was the second city where a nuclear bomb was dropped in 1945 during World War II. The Nagasaki National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims, which construction was finished in 2002, is a place where visitors may commemorate those who lost their lives as a result of the atomic bombing and offer prayers for everlasting peace.
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Hirošima a Nagasaki 2021
