Access to Hiroshima’s Peace Memorial Park to be restricted May 18-21 — Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and other facilities will also be closed
Apr. 15, 2023
by Masanori Wada, Staff Writer
The Hiroshima City government has announced it will restrict public access to the entirety of Peace Memorial Park, in the city’s centrally located Naka Ward, between May 18 and May 21, in conjunction with the summit meeting of the G7 (Group of Seven industrialized nations) to be held in Hiroshima. Four facilities in the park, including the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, will also be closed during the period. Prior to the start of the summit, private security guards will patrol the area around-the-clock in cooperation with Hiroshima Prefectural Police and other agencies, as part of the city’s increased efforts to guard against acts of terrorism.
According to the city government, the Cenotaph for the A-bomb Victims, the Peace Memorial Museum, and the A-bomb Dome, all located inside the park, as well as the green zone around the park, are to be designated off-limits to unauthorized personnel and vehicles, including tourists, starting at noon on May 18 until the end of all summit-related events on May 21. Motoyasu Bridge, Honkawa Bridge, and the south side of Aioi Bridge will also be closed. In late April, Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other government agencies started the work of erecting construction-style barricades in the area.
The Peace Memorial Museum, the Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims, the International Conference Center Hiroshima, and the Rest House will be closed during the restricted-access period. In addition to the private security details, volunteer city officials are expected to patrol the area.
The G7 Hiroshima Summit is scheduled to be held during the period May 19-21, with the Grand Prince Hotel Hiroshima, located in the city’s Minami Ward, serving as the main summit venue. Anticipating a visit to the Peace Park by the G7 leaders, the city government decided to give members of the public and visitors advance notice of the four-day restricted access to the Peace Park. The prefectural police also plan to restrict traffic on Peace Boulevard and other roadways when the G7 leaders are traveling.
(Originally published on April 15, 2023)
The Hiroshima City government has announced it will restrict public access to the entirety of Peace Memorial Park, in the city’s centrally located Naka Ward, between May 18 and May 21, in conjunction with the summit meeting of the G7 (Group of Seven industrialized nations) to be held in Hiroshima. Four facilities in the park, including the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, will also be closed during the period. Prior to the start of the summit, private security guards will patrol the area around-the-clock in cooperation with Hiroshima Prefectural Police and other agencies, as part of the city’s increased efforts to guard against acts of terrorism.
According to the city government, the Cenotaph for the A-bomb Victims, the Peace Memorial Museum, and the A-bomb Dome, all located inside the park, as well as the green zone around the park, are to be designated off-limits to unauthorized personnel and vehicles, including tourists, starting at noon on May 18 until the end of all summit-related events on May 21. Motoyasu Bridge, Honkawa Bridge, and the south side of Aioi Bridge will also be closed. In late April, Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other government agencies started the work of erecting construction-style barricades in the area.
The Peace Memorial Museum, the Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims, the International Conference Center Hiroshima, and the Rest House will be closed during the restricted-access period. In addition to the private security details, volunteer city officials are expected to patrol the area.
The G7 Hiroshima Summit is scheduled to be held during the period May 19-21, with the Grand Prince Hotel Hiroshima, located in the city’s Minami Ward, serving as the main summit venue. Anticipating a visit to the Peace Park by the G7 leaders, the city government decided to give members of the public and visitors advance notice of the four-day restricted access to the Peace Park. The prefectural police also plan to restrict traffic on Peace Boulevard and other roadways when the G7 leaders are traveling.
(Originally published on April 15, 2023)
