Stonewalk Japan 2005 STONEWALK JAPAN 2005
Nagasaki to Hiroshima, Japan
July 2nd to August 4th, 2005

On the 60th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

On August 6, 1945, the city of Hiroshima was the target of the first atomic bomb used against civil population in history. Three days later, the United States dropped a second atomic bomb over the city of Nagasaki. In total, about one quarter of a million people were killed by the two bombs. Today, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and the country of Japan are strongly engaged in banning nuclear weapons and their testing worldwide.

Stonewalk Japan 2005 marks the 60th anniversary of the thousands killed by the atomic bombs, with a peace walk from Nagasaki July 2nd, to Hiroshima, August 4th.

 

ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Stonewalk Japan 2005
About Japan
Mission Statement
Sponsorship Information
Schedule and Route
Photo Gallery Japan 2005
Media Articles
The US Core Team Members
Statement of Atonement
Goodwill Message from Mayor of Hiroshima
Stonewalk Brochure [Adobe PDF - 207KB]

JAPANESE LANGUAGE
Official Japanese Site Stonewalk 2005
Japanese Site - Fukuoka Prefecture
BLOG - Japanese Language
Hibakusha Documentary Site - David Rothauser

FURTHER READING
Hiroshima Peace Site
Nagasaki Peace Declaration
A-Bomb WWW Museum
Remembering Nagasaki
 

STONEWALK JAPAN 2005

Opening Ceremony July 2, 2005
Nagasaki, Japan

10:30am Gathering at the hypocenter  
Ceremony begins  
Greetings and Introduction of core team in Japan and core members from Peaceful Tomorrows and The Peace Abbey.
The History of Stonewalk Tomoko Maekawa
Simple Words Yoko Kawashima Watkins
Statement of Atonement Andrea LeBlanc
Welcome Mayor Iccho
Welcome prayer Archbishop Takami
Musical Interlude Himawari (Sunflower), an atomic bomb victim’s chorus group
The Call - Hibakusha, American, Japanese respond with their names and come to the stone Dot Walsh

Silent Prayer

 
Japanese drums with Buddhist monks Taiko

Members to be introduced

Stonewalk Japan 2005 BEGINS

 

 

United States Team

Andrea Leblanc
Bruce Nichols
Jim Margolis
Dot Walsh
Yoko Kawashima Watkins
Dave Reynolds

 

   
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