Distinguished Guests of Our City
Each year many dignitaries visit our city from all over the world.
The City of Hiroshima is calling on world policymakers to visit our city to touch upon the realities of the atomic bombing and to understand the Spirit of Hiroshima, which is the wish for nuclear weapons abolition and the realization of lasting world peace.
| FY | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heads of State/ Prime Ministers |
0 | |||||
| Presidents/ Speakers of National Parliaments | ||||||
| Chief Justices | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| State Ministers | ||||||
| Ambassadors (Ambassadors who attended the Peace Memorial Ceremony) |
69 | 80 | 66 | 65 | 62 | 60 |
| Heads of International Organizations | 0 | |||||
| Total | 90 | 107 | 90 | 79 | 77 | 75 |
| FY | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heads of State/ Prime Ministers |
0 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| Presidents/ Speakers of National Parliaments | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Chief Justices | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| State Ministers | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Ambassadors (Ambassadors who attended the Peace Memorial Ceremony) |
53 | 53 | 78 | 80 |
| Heads of International Organizations | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Total | 53 | 54 | 87 | 114 |
- In Japan, the government's fiscal year (FY) is from April 1 to March 31.
- Numbers represent official visits by foreign dignitaries.
- For delegations, only one representative from the delegation is counted.
- FY2014 state ministers include the foreign ministers who attended the NPDI Ministerial Meeting.
- FY2015 state ministers include the ministers who attended the WTIS-2015.
- FY2016 state ministers include the foreign ministers who attended the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Hiroshima.
- FY2023 heads of state/prime ministers and heads of international organizations include those who attended the G7 Hiroshima Summit.
Inquiries regarding this page
Internationalization Division, Citizens Affairs Bureau
1-6-34 Kokutaiji-machi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima
Phone: +81-82-504-2106
Email: [email protected]