Donated Trees in Peace Memorial Park

The legacy of peace trees donated from home and abroad

The verdant trees in Peace Memorial Park are a symbol of the restoration of Hiroshima following the damage and destruction caused by the atomic bomb. Amongst these trees are many that were donated from across Japan and overseas, or commemorative trees; in the lead-up to the development of Peace Memorial Park in 1954, the Mayor of Hiroshima reached out to mayors across Japan, asking for donations of trees. This was the catalyst for donations from across Japan, as well as from overseas.

The powerful ideas and hopes of those who donated the trees and those who cared for them before us are conveyed through these trees and it is of great importance that we continue to protect them as symbols of both restoration and peace.

We hope that you will use this page to share the history of these donated trees far and wide, continuing their legacy well into the future.

Provided on this page is information about those trees whose background and other details have been collated from surviving City documents and from records and memories kindly supplied to us by residents.

We will update and share further information here as we continue collecting and collating the stories behind donated trees in Peace Memorial Park. If you have any information about donated trees, we would love to hear from you.

Database of donated trees (includes commemorative trees)

Reference code	Species/Cultivar	Year donated	Donor/Further information
A-13	Cinnamomum camphora	1968	All Japan Ryokan Hotel Association
A-18	Butia yatay	1965	Hiroshima Printing Industry Association
A-71	Cinnamomum camphora	1947	The First Peace Festival (Mayor Hamai)
A-93	Cycas revoluta	1968	Commemorative Tree Planting for Land Construction Week
A-112, other	Camellia japonica	1982	The Nagasaki Prefectural Hibakusha Health Book Association and the Nagasaki Prefectural Mobilized Student Victims Association
A-A50-1(1)	Ludmilla	1979	The Czechoslovakian Government
A-A50-1(2)	Kronenbourg	〃	〃
A-A50-1(3)	Norita	〃	〃
A-A50-1(4)	Tahiti	〃	〃
A-A50-1(5)	Pussta (New Daily Mail)	〃	〃
A-A50-1(6)	Sea Pearl	〃	〃
A-A50-1(7)	Rose Gaujard	〃	〃
A-A50-1(8)	Piccadilly	〃	〃
A-A50-1(9)	King’s Ransom	〃	〃
A-A50-2(1)	Träumerei	1977	The City of Hamilton, Canada
A-A50-2(2)	Scherzo	〃	〃
A-A50-3	Rosa x damascena	2010	The City of Kazanlak, Republic of Bulgaria
A-A50-4	Spanish Beauty	1977	The Japan Rose Society Chugoku Branch
A-A50-5	Peace	1972	Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, United Kingdom
B-1, other	Nerium oleander	1974	The Norinchukin Bank
B-4	Pinus thunbergii	1963	Association of People from Shimane Prefecture Residing in Hiroshima
B-5	Pinus densiflora	〃	〃
B-13	Pinus thunbergii	1967	Hiroshima Tomochi Kai
B-14	Pinus densiflora	〃	〃
B-49, other	Ginkgo biloba	1971	Tokyo Federation of A-Bomb Sufferers Organizations (Toyukai)
B-58,C-207, other	Prunus x yedoensis	1959	The Hiroshima Restoration Exposition
B-197	Cinnamomum camphora	2004	Hiroshima Branch of All Japan Construction, Transport and General Workers' Union
B-199	Cinnamomum camphora	1980	Atomic Bomb Sufferers Association in Katsushika City, Tokyo
B-205	Cinnamomum camphora	1975	Atomic Bomb Sufferers Association in Edogawa City, Tokyo
B-218	Prunus x yedoensis	2010	Mairead Corrigan Maguire and others
B-219	Cryptomeria japonica var. radicans	1978	The Hiroshima Shinkin Bank
B-229, other	Prunus x yedoensis	2009～2011	120th Anniversary of the Establishment of Hiroshima Municipal Administration Commemorative Project
B-B21-1	Duftwolke	1968	The West German Government
B-B21-2(1)	Piccadilly	1970	The British Government
B-B21-2(2)	Copper Pot	〃	〃
B-B21-2(3)	Wendy Cussons	〃	〃
B-B21-2(4)	King’s Ransom	〃	〃
B-B21-2(5)	Ernest H. Morse	〃	〃
B-B21-2(6)	Blue Moon	〃	〃
B-B21-2(7)	Peace	〃	〃
B-B21-2(8)	Queen Elizabeth	〃	〃
B-B21-2(9)	Diorama	〃	〃
B-B21-2(10)⑽	Birmingham Post	〃	〃
B-B21-3	Dr. Albert Schweitzer	1970	The Dutch Government
B-B21-4	Souvenir d’ Anne Frank	1989	Yamamuro Kenji
B-B21-5	Friedenspark Hiroshima	1999	The City of Eltville, Germany
C-8, other	Juniperus chinensis 'Kaizuka'	1948	Toyo Kogyo
C-81, other	Michelia compressa	1962	The Hiroshima War Disaster Consolation Society
C-83	Phoenix canariensis	1960	The Japan Electric Association
C-233	Lagerstroemia indica	2001	Choi Sang-yong Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Japan
C-234	Pinus koraiensis	2015	Korea-Japan Forum for the Future
E-3, other	Prunus x yedoensis	1956	The 5th Class of Graduates from the Hiroshima Municipal Commercial High School
F-78	Pinus thunbergii	1958	Yoshimoto Juichi (Hiroshima Citizen)
F-88, other	Ulmus davidiana var. japonica	1954	The City of Sapporo, Hokkaido
F-115, other	Prunus mume	1970	Residents of the former Tenjin-machi
F-133	Betura platyphylla var. japonica	1972	The City of Volgograd
F-144	Ginkgo biloba	1954	The City of Shimizu
F-150, other	Magnolia grandiflora	1963	The Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association
F-161	Olea europaea	1954	The City of Takamatsu
F-205, other	Firmiana simplex	1973	Chugoku Regional Postal Services Bureau
F-213	Acer palmatum	1975	Hiroshima Shuhan
F-214, other	Osmanthus x fortunei	1955	All Japan General Insurance Workers' Union
F-F27	Rosa cv. Mermaid	1963	Construction Committee for a Momument to Sankichi Toge
G-147	Camellia japonica	1960	Hitachi, Ltd.
G-149	Cinnamomum camphora	1960	His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince
G-209	Callistemon speciosus	1973	The 8時15分 Prayer Association
H-32	Cinnamomum camphora	1975	The City Council Committee for Tree Planting
H-77	Cinnamomum camphora	1961	Japan Sake & Shochu Makers Association
H-85	Acer palmatum	1970	Hiroshima Futaba Lions Club
H-90	Cedrus deodara	1957	Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India
H-91	Cinnamomum camphora	1995	Soka Gakkai International
H-163	Washingtonia filifera	1959	The City and County of Honolulu
H-182, other	Magnolia grandiflora	1957	All Participants of National Recreation Congress
H-206	Prunus × yedoensis	2010	Wangari Muta Maathai
K-8	Acer saccharum	1989	The City of Montreal
K-10	Olea europaea	1995	Italian Olive City Association
K-13	Cornus florida	1989	International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War in Commemoration of their 9th World Congress
K-48	Cornus florida	1992	The City of Volgograd in Commemoration of 20 Years of Sister City Relations
K-52	Cornus florida	1993	The City of Hannover in Commemoration of 10 Years of Sister City Relations
K-53	Cornus florida	1990	Lions Club International in Commemoration of their President's Visit to Hiroshima
K-61	Cornus florida	2006	Honolulu and Hiroshima Chambers of Commerce in Commemoration of 25 Years of Sister Chamber Relations

• Cinnamomum camphora (A-13)
• Butia yatay (A-18)
• Cinnamomum camphora (A-71)
• Cycas revoluta (A-93)
• Camellia japonica A-112
• Roses Donated by the Czechoslovakian Government (A-A-50-1)
• Roses gifted by the City of Hamilton,Canada (A-A50-2)
• Rosa × damascene.cv. (A-A50-3)
• Spanish Beauty (A-A50-4)
• Peace (A-A50-5)
• Nerium oleander (B-1,other)
• Pinus thunbergii,Pinus densiflora (B-4,B-5)
• Pinus thunbergii,Pinus densiflora (B-13,B-14)
• Ginkgo biloba (B-49,other)
• Prunus × yedoensis (B-58,C207,other)
• Cinnamomum camphora (B-197)
• Cinnamomum camphora (B-199)
• Cinnamomum camphora (B-205)
• Prunus × yedoensis (B-218)
• Cryptomeria japonica var. radicans (B-219)
• Prunus × yedoensis (B-229,other)
• Duftwolke (B-B21-1)
• The ten varieties of roses donated by the United Kingdom (B-B21-2)
• Dr. Albert Schweitzer (B-B21-3)
• Souavenir d'Anne Frank (B-B21-4)
• Friedenspark Hiroshima (B-B21-5)
• Juniperus chinensis 'Kaizuka' C-8 etc
• Michelia compressa (C-81,other)
• Phoenix canariensis (C-83)
• Lagerstroemia indica C-233
• Pinus koraiensis C-234
• Prunus × yedoensis (E-3,Other)
• Pinus thunbergii (F-78)
• Ulmus davidiana var. japonica (F-88,F-89)
• Prunus mume F-115
• Betura platyphylla var. japonica (F-133)
• Ginkgo biloba (F-144)
• Magnolia grandiflora (F-150,other)
• Olea europaea (F-161)
• Firmiana simplex (Atomic-bombed Phoenix Trees) (F-205,F-206)
• Acer palmatum F-213
• Osmanthus × fortunei (F-214,other)
• Rosa cv. Mermaid F-F27
• Camellia japonica (G-147,other)
• Cinnamomum camphora (G-149)
• Callistemon speciosus G-209
• Cinnamomum camphora (H-32)
• Cinnamomum camphora (H-77)
• Acer palmatum (H-85)
• Cedrus deodara (H-90)
• Cinnamomum camphora (H-91)
• Livistona chinensis (H-163)
• Magnolia grandiflora (H-182,other)
• Prunus × yedoensis (H-206)
• Acer saccharum K-8
• Olea europaea K-10
• Cornus florida K-13
• Cornus florida K-48
• Cornus florida K-52
• Cornus florida K-53
• Cornus florida K-61

Location map of donated trees

• Map of Donated Trees with Explanatory Panels （PDF 361.8KB）
• Map of Donated Trees (Block Map) （PDF 704.8KB）
• Map of Donated Trees (Block A) （PDF 973.5KB）
• Map of Donated Trees (Block B) （PDF 743.8KB）
• Map of Donated Trees (Block C, D) （PDF 710.2KB）
• Map of Donated Trees (Block E, F, J) （PDF 881.4KB）
• Map of Donated Trees (Block G) （PDF 724.0KB）
• Map of Donated Trees (Block H, I, K) （PDF 794.6KB）
• Block A Rose Garden (Atomic Bomb Dome South) Arrangement Map （PDF 553.6KB）
• Block B Rose Garden(Children’s Peace Monument) Arrangement Map （PDF 570.5KB）
• Block A Rose Garden (Atomic Bomb Dome South) Photograph Collection （PDF 662.2KB）
• Block B Rose Garden (Children’s Peace Monument) Photograph Collection （PDF 842.4KB）

Explanatory Plaque Design (High School Student Collaborative Project)

The explanatory plaque and logo were designed by five high school students: two second year students from Hiroshima Municipal Moto-machi High School and three second year students from Hiroshima Municipal Hiroshima Technical High School. The students reached their designs through discussions about how they felt during field-studies at Peace Memorial Park and what they wanted to express. Their design concepts are described below.

Explanatory plaque title

The title The Legacy of Peace Trees Donated from Home and Abroad was decided upon as a way to continue to covey our gratitude for donated trees for years to come.

Explanatory plaque design

Trees donated from overseas　Trees donated from across Japan

Rose Garden Roses

Design goals

Brightly colored paper cranes are a common sight throughout Peace Memorial Park, and while they are an example of traditional Japanese origami paper craft, nowadays they are seen as a symbol of peace, folded in many countries across the world as a prayer for peace. Hiroshima, known as the Peace Culture City, receives copious amounts of folded paper cranes every year from across Japan and the world.

The paper crane is used as a motif in the design of the explanatory plaques. Both the donated trees and paper cranes share a common concept: our wishes for peace and for connections with people across the globe. This concept is expressed through the vibrant composition of multicolored cranes. Furthermore, through the use of many large and small cranes in flight, the design expresses the desire for peace and the hopes for the future that are conveyed from Hiroshima.

Logo

Design goals

The verdant green trees in Peace Memorial Park and along Peace Boulevard are symbols of peace and of restoration: they were donated from across Japan and from overseas to Hiroshima where it was said nothing would grow for 75 years following the bombing of our city.

Each and every tree conveys the wishes for peace from people the world over. They are a way for us who live in Hiroshima to deepen the friendships and connections we have with those who visit our city.

This logo employs the letters of the word Peace. The P represents the trunk of a tree and the E, A, C, and E represent people. In addition, the multicolored shapes express the human spirit of overcoming the differences of ethnicity, nationality, religion and culture, and coming together with mutual respect and compassion. It also expresses the spirit of devoting yourself to peace throughout your entire life.

Inquiries regarding this page

Flowers and Greenery Policy Section, Landscape Division, Greenery Promotion Department, Urban Development Bureau
1-6-34 Kokutaiji-machi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima
Tel 082-504-2396 // Fax: 082-504-2391
Email: [email protected]

The Legacy of Peace Trees Donated from Home and Abroad