A Summer Evening of Prayer and Peace 2025

A Summer Evening of Prayer and Peace

Join us for A Summer Evening of Prayer and Peace on August 5, 2025. This event seeks to console the souls of those who perished in the atomic bombing and pray for world peace by illuminating seven temples and shrines along the Futaba-no-Sato Historical Walking Trail in Higashi-ku with candles lit with the Flame of Peace in Peace Memorial Park.

Organized by the Summer Evening of Prayer and Peace Executive Committee, made up of community organizations such as the seven temples and shrines in the area and local community organizations, the event has taken place since 2012 making this its 12th year.

This year, in addition to beautiful candle displays, we have also organized a variety of events to welcome visitors, such as musical performances at many of the temples and shrines. We are also offering free guided tours of the temples and shrines by the Futaba-no-Sato Historical Walking Trail Volunteer Guide Association.

We hope you’ll join us on the evening of August 5, the day before the Peace Memorial Ceremony commemorating the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, and pray for peace while visiting seven shrines and temples illuminated by candles.

Date and time

August 5, 2025 (Tues) from 6:30 pm to 9 pm

Venue

The following seven shrines and temples near the Shinkansen Gate of JR Hiroshima Station: Nigitsu Shrine, Myōjōin Temple, Tsuruhane Shrine, Hiroshima Tōshōgū Shrine, Onaga Tenmangū Shrine, Kokuzenji Temple, Shōkōji Zen Temple

Notes

All are welcome to participate; no reservations necessary

Events

Nigitsu Shrine

1) Memorial service commemorating 80 years since the atomic bombing (no reservations necessary; all are welcome to participate) (beginning at 10 am)

2) Across Distant Time: A Flute Performance of Prayer (beginning at 7:45 pm; featuring various flutes, such as Japanese flutes, ocarinas, and Indian flutes)

Myōjōin Temple

Temple will be lit up for evening prayer offerings

Tsuruhane Shrine

Candle lighting to pray for the repose of souls (beginning at 7 pm, limited to 80 people; first come, first served): 80 people will light candles inside the shrine.

Hiroshima Tōshōgū Shrine

1) Paper crane curtain (beginning at 9 am): step through a curtain of 1,000 paper cranes as you enter the shrine to pray.

2) Shō (Japanese wind instrument resembling panpipes) performance and re-telling of what happened when the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima (beginning at 6:45 pm)

Onaga Tenmangū Shrine

1) Paper crane workshop (9 am-12 pm): fold your own paper cranes with prayers for peace and dedicate them at the shrine

2) Shakuhachi Japanese bamboo flute performance to pray for the repose of souls (beginning at 7:25 pm)

Kokuzenji Temple

Sutra reading (beginning at 7:45 pm)

Shōkōji Zen Temple

Shakuhachi Japanese bamboo flute performance by a komusō (wandering Zen priest with a flute) to pray for the repose of souls (beginning at 8 pm)

Guided Tour

Free guided tours of the temples and shrines by the Futaba-no-Sato Historical Walking Trail Guide Association. This is a rare opportunity to experience the temples and shrines in the area illuminated by candlelight at night. This tour is free of charge; no reservations necessary!

Sign up starts at 6 pm; tour begins at 6:15 pm

Meeting point: Pedestrian Deck of JR Hiroshima Station (next to the Shinkansen Gate on the second floor)

Tour routes:
Hiroshima Tōshōgū Shrine to Nigitsu Shrine
Hiroshima Tōshōgū Shrine to Shōkōji Zen Temple

Event flier

• A Summer Evening of Prayer and Peace (front)
• A Summer Evening of Prayer and Peace (back)

Inquiries

Community Section, Community Revitalization Division, Higashi Ward Office
Higashi Ward Office 2F, 9-38 Higashi Kaniya-cho, Higashi-ku, Hiroshima 732-8510
Tel: 082-568-7704
Email: [email protected]

開催日

2025年8月5日（火曜日）