Visitors to Hiroshima

Peace Museum

Spiritual leaders

1995
Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama

(1935- )
Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, spiritual leader of the Tibet independence movement and winner of...

1984
Mother Teresa

(1910-1997)
With eyes full of love and a warm handshake, on November 23 Mother Teresa made her first visit to Hiroshima during which...

1981
Pope John Paul II

(1920-2005)
As “a pilgrim of peace,” Pope John Paul II visited Hiroshima on February 25, the most important destination on his trip to Japan...