Hiroshima to erect monument inscribed with President Obama’s message
Jun. 16, 2016
by Masanori Wada, Staff Writer
The City of Hiroshima is eyeing a new monument that will be inscribed with the message written by President Obama in the guestbook of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum. The city said this is part of a plan to reorganize the Hijiyama Hill Park, located in Minami Ward, into the “Hill for Peace” (a tentative name). The monument with Mr. Obama’s message will stand in a line of monuments that are inscribed with messages made by other well-known figures. The city revealed the idea at a committee meeting of the Hiroshima City Assembly on June 15.
Last July, the city crafted the the “Hill for Peace” plan, consisting of 17 projects, which includes the idea of constructing a monument for each message written in the museum guestbook by well-known figures, such as Mother Teresa. The city said these monuments will be installed along the pathway in the park. At the committee meeting, the Planning and General Affairs Bureau of the city explained that they have been considering constructing monuments inscribed with messages written by world leaders, including President Obama, and well-known figures who have visited the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, indicating that Mr. Obama’s message would be included in the project.
The city will devise a detailed plan for the project within this fiscal year then proceed to carry out the project from the next fiscal year. Mr. Obama became the first sitting American president to visit Hiroshima when he came to the A-bombed city on May 27. He wrote in the guestbook at the museum: “Let us now find the courage, together, to spread peace, and pursue a world without nuclear weapons.”
(Originally published on June 16, 2016)
The City of Hiroshima is eyeing a new monument that will be inscribed with the message written by President Obama in the guestbook of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum. The city said this is part of a plan to reorganize the Hijiyama Hill Park, located in Minami Ward, into the “Hill for Peace” (a tentative name). The monument with Mr. Obama’s message will stand in a line of monuments that are inscribed with messages made by other well-known figures. The city revealed the idea at a committee meeting of the Hiroshima City Assembly on June 15.
Last July, the city crafted the the “Hill for Peace” plan, consisting of 17 projects, which includes the idea of constructing a monument for each message written in the museum guestbook by well-known figures, such as Mother Teresa. The city said these monuments will be installed along the pathway in the park. At the committee meeting, the Planning and General Affairs Bureau of the city explained that they have been considering constructing monuments inscribed with messages written by world leaders, including President Obama, and well-known figures who have visited the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, indicating that Mr. Obama’s message would be included in the project.
The city will devise a detailed plan for the project within this fiscal year then proceed to carry out the project from the next fiscal year. Mr. Obama became the first sitting American president to visit Hiroshima when he came to the A-bombed city on May 27. He wrote in the guestbook at the museum: “Let us now find the courage, together, to spread peace, and pursue a world without nuclear weapons.”
(Originally published on June 16, 2016)
