Shinji Harada holds symposium and concert to appeal for peace
Jun. 28, 2010
by Yoko Nitta, Staff Writer
On June 25, a symposium to reflect on peace, which was organized by Shinji Harada, a popular singer-songwriter from Hiroshima, was held at Aster Plaza in downtown Hiroshima. The panel of six included a Japanese citizen residing in the United States and an American therapist. The panelists discussed their activities, including efforts for nuclear abolition and caring for the families of victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 in the United States.
Kenjitsu Nakagaki, chief priest of the New York Buddhist Church, a temple of a school of Buddhism based in Kyoto, Japan, mentioned the statue of Shinran Shonin, the founder of this branch of Buddhism, which stands in front of his temple. He said that the statue was exposed to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, while it was in Japan, and he holds a memorial ceremony each year on August 6 (Japan time), the anniversary of the bombing.
Suzen, a photographer, shared a campaign designed to appeal for peace by ringing the bells of churches and temples across the world at the times the atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
After the symposium, a concert featuring Mr. Harada and local musicians was held.
(Originally published on June 26, 2010)
On June 25, a symposium to reflect on peace, which was organized by Shinji Harada, a popular singer-songwriter from Hiroshima, was held at Aster Plaza in downtown Hiroshima. The panel of six included a Japanese citizen residing in the United States and an American therapist. The panelists discussed their activities, including efforts for nuclear abolition and caring for the families of victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 in the United States.
Kenjitsu Nakagaki, chief priest of the New York Buddhist Church, a temple of a school of Buddhism based in Kyoto, Japan, mentioned the statue of Shinran Shonin, the founder of this branch of Buddhism, which stands in front of his temple. He said that the statue was exposed to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, while it was in Japan, and he holds a memorial ceremony each year on August 6 (Japan time), the anniversary of the bombing.
Suzen, a photographer, shared a campaign designed to appeal for peace by ringing the bells of churches and temples across the world at the times the atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
After the symposium, a concert featuring Mr. Harada and local musicians was held.
(Originally published on June 26, 2010)
