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Hiroshima University Memorial Service for the Victims of the Atomic Bomb was held

On 6th August 2020, Hiroshima University Memorial Service for the Victims of the Atomic Bomb was held to console the spirits of staff members, teaching staff, students and pupils of Hiroshima University’s predecessor schools who experienced the atomic bomb attack and lost their lives. The memorial service is held every year in front of the “Hiroshima University Memorial Monument for the Victims of the Atomic Bomb” at the Higashi Senda campus.

This year, the number of attendees was limited to halt the spread of coronavirus. Almost 50 people attended the event, including bereaved families and university personnel.

In the beginning of the service, President Ochi and the representative from the bereaved family members dedicated the register containing the lists of the 2,022 names of the victims to the cenotaph, and all the participants offered silent prayers for one minute. That was followed by the President’s memorial address in which he promised that all the members at Hiroshima University shall pledge their determination to build a peaceful human society. Participants of the memorial service made a floral tribute and offered some water to the cenotaph to console the souls of the victims.

Following the memorial service, flowers and water were dedicated to the adjacent Monument of the buried remains of the A-bomb victims.

Following that, the representatives from the university and some Malaysian students currently studying at Hiroshima University, held a memorial service and offered condolences at the Kouzenji Temple (located in Saeki-ku, Hiroshima City) to console the soul of Mr. Nik Yusof, a Malaysian student who fell victim to the atomic bombing and was then studying at Hiroshima University of Literature and Science, which was one of the fore-runners of the present Hiroshima University.

The entire script for the President's Memorial Service Address (Japanese)(English)

President Ochi offering his condolences to the souls of 2,022 victims

President Ochi offering his condolences to the souls of 2,022 victims

The representatives from the bereaved families and President Ochi dedicating the register to the cenotaph

The representative from the bereaved families and President Ochi dedicating the register to the cenotaph

The bereaved family members of the atomic bomb victims and other participants for the service dedicating flowers and water

The bereaved family members of the atomic bomb victims and other participants for the service dedicating flowers and water

Dedicating flowers and water to the Monument of the buried remains of the A-bomb victims

Dedicating flowers and water to the Monument of the buried remains of the A-bomb victims

Malaysian professors and students offering prayers at the grave of Mr. Nik Yusof

Malaysian professor and students offering prayers at the grave of Mr. Nik Yusof

Commemorative photo in front of Mr. Nik Yusof's grave

Commemorative photo in front of Mr. Nik Yusof's grave

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