Peace Mayors Conference Tokyo Tama Region Peace Network

The Peace Mayors Conference Tokyo Tama Region Peace Network consists of 26 cities that are member cities of the Peace Mayors Conference in the Tokyo Tama region. The Peace Mayors Conference has set a new goal of promoting "peace culture" in its action plan (PX Vision) until 2025. The 26 cities in Tama aim to promote peace culture by fostering an awareness among each citizen to think about and act for peace in their daily lives. This is achieved by forming an inter-municipal network in the Tokyo Tama region, facilitating mutual information sharing and exchange among municipalities, with the goal of enhancing the promotion of peace culture throughout the entire Tama region.

Declaration

We, the Peace Mayor's Conference Tokyo Tama Region Peace Network, declare our commitment to jointly work towards the promotion of a culture of peace as outlined in the Peace Mayor's Conference's vision for peaceful transformation towards a sustainable world.
First, each citizen wishes for peace and considers what they can do in their daily lives to act on it, establishing a "culture of peace" in the Tama region of Tokyo and fostering a consciousness of peace within civil society.
We will share and inherit the realities of war and the atomic bombing, and cultivate bearers of a "culture of peace."
First, in order to establish a culture of peace around the world and achieve lasting global peace, the municipalities in the Tama region of Tokyo will collaborate to promote a culture of peace and will communicate these efforts both domestically and internationally.

• Declaration Document (PDF 277.2KB)
• English Translation of the Declaration (Peace_Declaration_English) (PDF 301.3KB)
• Overview of the Declaration (PDF 468.0KB)

Introduction of Peace Projects by Participating Municipalities

• [Hachioji City] General Affairs Department General Affairs Section(External Link)
• [Tachikawa City] General Affairs Division, Administrative Management Department(External Link)
• [Musashino City] Department of Citizen Affairs Citizen Affairs Division(External Link)
• [Mitaka City] Planning Department Planning Management Division(External Link)
• [Oume City] Citizen Safety Division Citizen Safety Section(External Link)
• [Fuchu City] Department of Citizen Affairs Diversity Society Promotion Division(External Link)
• [Akishima City] Planning Department Policy and Planning Division(External Link)
• [Chofu City] Department of Industry, Culture, and Sports Lifelong Learning Division(External Link)
• [Machida City] Policy and Planning Division(External Link)
• [Koganei City] Planning Department Public Relations and Secretary Division(External Link)
• [Kodaira City] General Affairs Department General Affairs Section(External Link)
• [Hino City] Planning Department Peace and Human Rights Division(External Link)
• [Higashimurayama City] Department of Citizen Affairs Citizen Affairs Division(External Link)
• [Kokubunji City] Department of Citizen Affairs Human Rights and Peace Division(External Link)
• [Kunitachi City] Policy Management Department Mayor's Office(External Link)
• [Fussa City] General Affairs Department General Affairs Section(External Link)
• [Inagi City] Planning Department Policy Office(External Link)
• [Higashiyamato City] Department of Education Lifelong Learning Division(External Link)
• [Kiyose City] Department of Community Promotion Citizen Collaboration Division(External Link)
• [Higashikurume City] General Affairs Department General Affairs Section(External Link)
• [Musashimurayama City] Planning Department Secretarial and Public Relations Division(External Link)
• [Tama City] Life and Culture Department, Peace and Human Rights Division(External Link)
• [Hamura City] General Affairs Department General Affairs Section(External Link)
• [Akiruno City] Policy and Planning Division(External Link)
• [Nishi-Tokyo City] Department of Industry, Culture, and Sports Collaboration Community Division(External Link)

Peace initiatives implemented by each city

We will share and disseminate information among the 26 cities in the Tama region, aiming for citizens to mutually participate in peace initiatives and visit historical sites.

[Hino City] Peace Gathering: Connecting to the Future, Hino City's Declaration for Nuclear Weapons Abolition and Peace City

• [Hino City] Peace Gathering (PDF 1.6MB)

A lecture on the origins of the Peace Declaration, along with graphic recording techniques for the first time in Hino City, will simultaneously explain the content of the lecture in a way that is easy for children to understand. About 40 years ago, amidst the global spread of nuclear armament, the Peace Declaration was born in Hino City, wishing for global permanent peace and a peaceful daily life. Let's touch upon the unchanging wishes of the citizens of Hino City for peace at that time and think about peace together.
(Note) Graphic recording is a method of deepening understanding and empathy by capturing and illustrating not only what has been said but also thoughts and feelings that have not yet been expressed in words.

• [Hino City] Connecting the Peace Gathering to the Future, Hino City Nuclear Weapons Abolition and Peace City Declaration(External Link)

[Hachioji City] 39th Peace Exhibition - Feelings I Want to Convey to Children

• Hachioji City 39th Peace Exhibition (PDF 1.0MB)

The 39th Peace Exhibition "Feelings I Want to Convey to Children" will be held at three venues in Hachioji City. In addition to photo panels related to the Hachioji air raid and displays of drawings depicting a "peaceful town" created by elementary and junior high school students studying in the city, there will also be storytellers who experienced the Hachioji air raid. Please come and take this opportunity to think about peace again.

• [Hachioji City] 39th Peace Exhibition - A Message to the Children - This Feeling(External Link)

[Machida City] Summer Peace Event

• [Machida City] Summer Peace Event (PDF 2.2MB)

Every year, we hold a "Summer Peace Event" as an opportunity to reflect on the horrors of war and the value of peace, and to pass this knowledge on to the next generation. In 2024, it will be held at the Machida City Lifelong Learning Center from August 6 to 10. For more details, please visit our website.

Event Overview

• Testimonies and reading plays about the atomic bomb experiences in Hiroshima and Nagasaki by residents of Machida City
• Special exhibitions such as wartime materials exhibition and screening of atomic bomb testimonies
• The "Exhibition of Peace and War as Seen by Children of the World," including drawings by children from Ukraine before and after the war.
• An event to learn about Syrian culture and the current situation in the Middle East while making Syrian cuisine
• An event to think about war and peace through art: "War as Seen in Art and Music"
  • Part 1: The War of Artists. The curator of the Machida City International Print Museum introduces artists who were affected by war and their expressions, along with slides of their works.
  • Part 2: Exploring the relationship between war and music while listening to a performance by pianist Takayuki Ezawa

• [Machida City] Summer Peace Event(External Link)

[Hamura City] Fiscal Year 2024 Peace Promotion Project

In Hamura City, we are implementing peace promotion projects so that citizens can feel the "value of peace" in their daily lives and have opportunities to think about peace, without letting the tragic experiences of past wars fade away.

• [Hamura City] Fiscal Year 6 Peace Awareness Project(External Link)

[Higashikurume City] 2024 Higashikurume City Peace Project Peace Materials Exhibition "Tokyo Air Raid Experience Paintings" Exhibition

• [Higashikurume City] Peace Materials Exhibition (PDF 212.4KB)

In Higashikurume City, on August 1st and 2nd, we will hold the "2024 Higashikurume City Peace Project: Peace Materials Exhibition 'Tokyo Air Raid Experience Paintings'" at City Hall. We will display the "Tokyo Air Raid Experience Paintings" borrowed from the Sumida Local Culture Museum, war-related materials titled "Traces of War in Higashikurume City" held by our Lifelong Learning Division (Local Materials Room), and books related to peace held by our city library. Through this exhibition, we hope that many people will come to feel the horrors of that time and reconsider the importance of peace. We look forward to your visit.

• [Higashikurume City] Peace Materials Exhibition(External Link)

[Fuchu City] Fiscal Year 2024 Peace Promotion Project

• [Fuchu City] Fiscal Year 2024 Peace Promotion Project (PDF 1.8MB)

In Fuchu City, we will hold a Peace Gathering and a Peace Exhibition to learn about peace with the citizens and to pass it on to future generations.
At the Peace Gathering, primarily involving high school students and younger, we reflect on peace through dialogue with people from diverse cultural backgrounds, including Afghanistan, Armenia, Ukraine, and East Turkestan.
The event will be held in two parts: the first half will feature a talk session on "Culture Connected to Peace," and in the second half, each guest group will split into booths to engage in group discussions with participants.
At the Peace Exhibition, we will display "Pictures of the Atomic Bomb" created in collaboration between students of Kiyomachi High School and atomic bomb survivors, borrowed from the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, as well as atomic bomb photographs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki borrowed from Hino City, and we will screen the DVD of "The Day the Sun Was Lost."
Feel free to join us alone or with your family and friends.

• Fiscal Year 2024 Peace Awareness Project "Let's Think About Peace Together"(External Link)

[Chofu City] Chofu City's Peace Policies, Chofu City Peace Exhibition

• [Chofu City] Peace Letter Chofu for Fiscal Year 6 (PDF 18.9MB)

In Chofu City, we will hold a "Peace Exhibition" to provide opportunities to learn and think about the realities of war damage and various perspectives on war and peace.
In addition to valuable materials that convey the horrors of war borrowed from Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Osaka, and other places, we will exhibit war materials from the Chofu City Local Museum.
This year, it will be held from August 6 (Tuesday) to August 12 (Monday, substitute holiday) at the Chofu City Cultural Hall Tazukuri South Gallery. Please feel free to come by.
In addition, Chofu City is implementing various other peace initiatives, so please take a look at our website.

• Chofu City's Peace Policies(External Link)
• Chofu City Peace Exhibition(External Link)

20th Peace Citizens' Gathering in Higashiyamato City

• 20th Peace Citizens' Gathering of Higashiyamato City (PDF 929.1KB)

On Saturday, August 17, in Higashiyamato City, we will hold the "20th Peace Citizens' Gathering" at the Peace Square in Tokyo Metropolitan Higashiyamato Minami Park, where the war-damaged building (former Hitachi Aircraft Company Substation) stands, and at the Higashiyamato City Rondo Community Gymnasium, to reaffirm the importance of peace and to promote peace awareness.
We also hold events such as special tours of the substation and peace concerts.
I hope that as many people as possible will take this opportunity to think about peace again.
Please come visit us.

• The 20th Peace Citizen Gathering will be held in Higashiyamato City(External Link)

Koganei City Peace Promotion Project

• [Koganei City] Non-Nuclear Peace Project (PDF 4.0MB)

The non-nuclear peace project of Koganei City is open to residents of the 26 cities that are members of the Tokyo Tama Region Peace Network of the Mayors for Peace.
Please come visit us.

• About the 2024 Koganei City Non-Nuclear Peace Project(External Link)

Fussa City 2024 "Gathering for Peace"

• [Fussa City] 2024 "Peace Gathering" (PDF 229.2KB)

Fussa City holds the "Peace Gathering" every August.
As part of "The Showa Era Passed Down by Citizens," we invite citizens to give lectures about their experiences during their youth, such as military training and labor service.
Enjoy a performance of songs themed around peace and the Showa era by the piano and vocal unit "4pc".

• [Fussa City] 2024 "Peace Gathering"(External Link)

Kunitachi City: Testimonies of Atomic Bomb and Tokyo Air Raid Survivors

Kunitachi City established the 'Kunitachi City Peace City Declaration' in June 2000 based on the philosophy of 'valuing human beings' in Community Development. In 2016, June 21, the day the 'Kunitachi City Peace City Declaration' was established, was designated as 'Kunitachi Peace Day.'
The Kunitachi Atomic Bomb and Tokyo Air Raid Experience Inheritors' Talks are conducted by the "Kunitachi Atomic Bomb and Tokyo Air Raid Experience Inheritors" who have been commissioned by the city to share the experiences of Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bomb survivors, as well as those of the Tokyo air raid, and their thoughts on peace, with the aim of passing these stories on to the next generation. They engage in extensive speaking activities both within and outside the city.

• Kunitachi City Atomic Bomb and Tokyo Air Raid Experience Inheritor Talk(External Link)

[Akiruno City] Peace Panel Exhibition

In Akiruno City, from August 7 to 15, we are holding a panel exhibition that features selected photographs from the photo collections "Aki River's Hundred Years" and "Itsukaichi's Hundred Years" showcasing images from before, during, and after the war, encouraging reflection on peace. Additionally, we are distributing the booklet "Records of War Experiences by War Survivors in the City" created in August 2018, widely sharing these valuable experiences, so please come and visit us.

• [Akiruno City] Initiatives Related to Peace(External Link)

33rd Tama City Peace Exhibition

• Tama City 33rd Tama City Peace Exhibition Poster (PDF 1000.6KB)
• Tama City Workbook Free Distribution Flyer (Tama City Peace Exhibition) (PDF 1.6MB)

"Are you okay with this world where there is war?"
This is the catchphrase for this peace exhibition, conceived by high school students who have served as dispatch members in the Tama City Children's Atomic Bomb Victims Dispatch Program.
This peace exhibition will convey the importance of a peaceful daily life from various aspects of "expression," including film screenings, sculptural works, pantomime, and children's essays, under the theme of "How to pass on peace to the generation that does not know war."
In addition, we will distribute the workbook "Let's Draw Peace with Keith Haring" to children who visit during the limited period and number of copies.
Please be sure to see, hear, and feel the Peace Exhibition at the venue.

• Tama City 33rd Tama City Peace Exhibition(External Link)

From the 2024 Nuclear Weapons Abolition and Peace Exhibition in Higashimurayama City, we strongly advocate for the abolition of nuclear weapons and world peace.

• [Higashimurayama City] 2024 Nuclear Disarmament and Peace Exhibition (PDF 788.7KB)

Higashimurayama City declared the "Nuclear Weapons Abolition Peace City Declaration" on September 25, 1987, with a wish for the abolition of nuclear weapons and lasting peace.
We will hold the "Nuclear Weapons Abolition and Peace Exhibition" to make you feel the horrors of nuclear weapons and the value of peace, and to pass that on to the next generation.

• [Higashimurayama City] 2024 Nuclear Disarmament and Peace Exhibition(External Link)

[Musashimurayama City] Atomic Bomb and Tokyo Air Raid Panel Exhibition

In Musashimurayama City, as one of the initiatives to help citizens once again appreciate the value of peace and a peaceful life, we will hold the "Atomic Bomb and Tokyo Air Raid Panel Exhibition" from August 15 to 29.
When you visit City Hall, please be sure to take a look.

• [Musashimurayama City] Atomic Bomb and Tokyo Air Raid Panel Exhibition(External Link)