About Us
Our Vision
Seven rivers once flowed through Hiroshima.
The memories that were engraved in the land of Hiroshima are remembered by the rivers.
Through the experience of sharing these memories with people from all over the world, our mission is to think about what ‘peace’ is for each one of us, to share thoughts, and to create a ‘peaceful’ society with others, each of us as our true selves. Our mission is to create such a space for learning.
Just as a drop of water collects and forms a river, when each one of us come together, we believe that it will become the 8th river that flows from Hiroshima, a flow that will become a force of power to create peace.
Who We Are
We were born and raised in Hiroshima.
The word ‘peace’ has been around us ever since we were small children.
We have always thought that a ‘world without nuclear weapons’ and a ‘world without war’ was ‘peace’.
But when we see so much pain, suffering and violence happening in the world today,
and what ‘peace’ might look like for each person in their daily lives,
we began to wonder,
What does peace mean to me?
What does peace mean to my friends?
What is peace for a community?
What is peace for a country?
What is peace for the earth?
What does peace mean in the first place?
And we were left with a big question.
In the course of sharing thoughts with the many people who visit Hiroshima to learn about the city, we began to notice that Hiroshima is not only a place where calls for a ‘world without nuclear weapons’ and a ‘world without war’ is voiced, but also a place where people’s voices can be heard, accepted, and embraced. A place where people could feel safe to tell their stories.
We, together with everyone, want to create a space for learning, where each person can exchange words, share stories, and reverberate with one other, and search together for the answer to the question ‘What is peace?’
With these thoughts, we will continue our work.
Our Partners
