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Ceremony marks 79th anniversary of Hiroshima bombing

The annual Hiroshima Commemoration and Peace Service Ceremony was held on Tuesday. This year's ceremony marks the 79th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, which took the lives of over 200,000.

By Jamm Aquino

Aug. 6, 2024 • Updated 10:02 p.m.

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Stephen Miwa, right, son of late Hiroshima atomic bombing survivor Larry Miwa, rings the Hiroshima Peace Bell with the assistance of Rev. Jun Miyasaka, of the Izumo Taishakyo Mission of Hawaii.
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Bishop Daiya Amano, of Izumo Taishakyo Mission of Hawaii, performs a shinto purification and blessing.
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Rev. Takamasa Yamamura, of the Nichiren Sect Mission of Hawaii, sings “Ave Maria.”
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State Sen. Carol Fukunaga rings the Hiroshima Peace Bell on Tuesday.
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Japan Consul General Yoshinori Kodama rings the Hiroshima Peace Bell.
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Kahu Kaleo Patterson, of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church and Pacific Justice and Reconciliation Center, speaks on Tuesday.
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Stephen Miwa, son of late Hiroshima atomic bombing survivor Larry Miwa, speaks during the ceremony on Tuesday.
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Bishop Daiya Amano, of Izumo Taishakyo Mission of Hawaii, performs a shinto purification and blessing.
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With the Hiroshima Peace Bell in the background, Kai Uyehara, senior program director of the YMCA of Honolulu and its Let’s Get Together program, plays a tribute song on his ukulele.
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Stephen Miwa, right, son of late Hiroshima atomic bombing survivor Larry Miwa, rings the Hiroshima Peace Bell with the assistance of Rev. Jun Miyasaka, of the Izumo Taishakyo Mission of Hawaii.
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Bishop Daiya Amano, of Izumo Taishakyo Mission of Hawaii, performs a shinto purification and blessing.
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The Pacific Peace Choir sings “Let There Be Peace on Earth.”
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State Sen. Carol Fukunaga, left, and Japan Consul General Yoshinori Kodama, right, pause in reflection during the Ceremony on Tuesday.
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Bishop Daiya Amano, of Izumo Taishakyo Mission of Hawaii, performs a shinto purification and blessing.
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Bishop Toshiyuki Umitani, of the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii, bows in reverence after delivering remarks.
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Bishop Daiya Amano, of Izumo Taishakyo Mission of Hawaii, performs a shinto purification and blessing.
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Stephen Miwa, right, son of late Hiroshima atomic bombing survivor Larry Miwa, rings the Hiroshima Peace Bell with the assistance of Rev. Jun Miyasaka, of the Izumo Taishakyo Mission of Hawaii.
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Bishop Daiya Amano, of Izumo Taishakyo Mission of Hawaii, rings the Hiroshima Peace Bell.
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Bishop Daiya Amano, of Izumo Taishakyo Mission of Hawaii, performs a shinto purification and blessing.
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