Announcement regarding the 2026 Peace Memorial Ceremony

1) Ceremony details

Category	Details
Date and time	Thursday, August 6, 2026 beginning at 8:00 am and scheduled to end at 8:50 am
Venue	Peace Memorial Park
Scale	Approximately 7,000 seats will be available. In addition, the ceremony will be simultaneously broadcast at the Phoenix Hall and Himawari conference hall of the International Conference Center Hiroshima, with approximately 2,200 indoor seats available.
Ceremony schedule	1) Opening (8:00 am) 2) Dedication of the Register of the Names of the Fallen Atomic Bomb Victims (8:00 am) 3) Address (8:03 am) 4) Dedication of Flowers (8:08 am) 5) Silent Prayer and Peace Bell (8:15 am) 6) Peace Declaration (8:16 am) 7) Release of Doves 8) Commitment to Peace (8:24 am) 9) Addresses (8:29 am) 10) Hiroshima Peace Song (8:46 am) 11) Closing (8:50 am)

2) Regarding participants

Please see Supplment 1 below.

3) Security measures

(1) Entry restrictions (see Supplement 2)

Entry restrictions for visitors to Peace Memorial Park (ceremony venue) will be in place from 5:00 am to 9:00 am. Attendees may enter the venue beginning at 6:00 am.

• 5:00 am: Park visitors inside the restricted area will be asked to leave the park.
• 6:00 am: Entry to the ceremony venue will be allowed for Peace Memorial Ceremony attendees. When entering the venue, attendees will first undergo a baggage inspection at the entrance to the venue and then undergo a metal detector screening at the entrance to the seating area (main venue).

During the hours listed above, a designated entrance/exit and pathway will be set up for those paying their respects at the Cenotaph from 5:00 am to 7:00 am (baggage inspection/metal detector screening not necessary).

• The seating area for hibakusha and bereaved families of hibakusha (approx. 1,600 seats) and the general public (approx. 1,200 seats) will be closed once the seats are full.
• A priority entrance has been added at each entrance gate for hibakusha, bereaved families, the elderly, and those with special needs (disabilities, etc.).
• In addition to the entry restrictions listed above, we may enforce traffic restrictions for pedestrians in the Peace Boulevard area when vehicles related to the ceremony area pass through.

(2) Prohibited activities

The following activities will not be allowed in Peace Memorial Park (ceremony venue) from 5:00 am to 9:00 am.

• Bringing in dangerous objects such as combustibles like explosives or gasoline, bladed objects or scissors, or similar.
• Bringing in objects that make loud sounds (microphones, megaphones, musical instruments, etc.)
• Bringing in objects deemed to disrupt with the operation of the ceremony, including signs, Japanese vertical banners (nobori), horizontal banners, or similar.
• Wearing bibs with banners or logos (zekken), sashes, helmets, hachimaki headbands, or similar.
• Flying drones
• Activities deemed to interfere with the operation of the ceremony, including throwing things, shouting, trespassing in restricted areas, or similar.
• Activities deemed to disrupt other park visitors from passing through or park usage¹.
  Specific examples: Forcefully ejecting other park visitors and using their space, blocking other visitors from passing through by gathering and staying in large groups in the park, causing a bottleneck to prevent other visitors from entering the venue by refusing baggage inspection, arguing with staff, or similar
• Activities deemed to disrupt security carried out by city employees, etc., aimed to regulate park visitors².
  Specific examples: Refusing to comply with requests to move for the sake of security, disrupting security measures by forcing your way through lines marking restricted areas or inspection points

(3) City response to prohibited activities

Should it be deemed that you are engaging in prohibited activities, you will be requested to stop. If your activities fall under (1) and (2) above, and you do not comply with the request, you may be ordered to leave Peace Memorial Park (the venue) under the City Park Ordinance.

Inquiries

Inquiries regarding the 2026 Peace Memorial Ceremony

Citizens Activities Promotion Division, Citizens Affairs Bureau
☎ 082-504-2103
✉ [email protected]

Inquiries regarding Hibakusha and Bereaved Families of Hibakusha Seating

Research Division, Atomic Bomb Survivors Relief Department, Health and Welfare Bureau
☎ 082-504-2191
✉ [email protected]

Inquiries regarding Municipality Representative Seating

Lifelong Learning Division, Citizens Affairs Bureau
☎ 082-504-2495
✉ [email protected]

Inquiries regarding International Resident and Visitor Seating

Internationalization Division, International Peace Promotion Department, Citizens Affairs Bureau
☎ 082-504-2106
✉ [email protected]

Supplementary information

• Planned primary invited guests and participants (Supplement 1) （PDF 238.6KB）
• Entry restrictions on the day of the Peace Memorial Ceremony (Supplement 2) （PDF 432.5KB）
• Request from the City of Hiroshima regarding the Peace Memorial Ceremony (Japanese)

Inquiries regarding this page

Citizens Activities Promotion Division, Citizens Affairs Bureau
1-6-34 Kokutaiji-machi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City
☎ 082-504-2103
✉ [email protected]