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The 25th Exhibition on War for Peace: Understanding the Tragedies of War and Learning the Value of Peace

Japanese name:第25回 戦争の悲惨さを知り 平和の尊さを学ぶ~平和のための戦争展~

📅 Thu, Aug 20, 2026 - Tue, Aug 25, 2026

📍 Mishima, Shizuoka

About this event

The 25th Exhibition on War for Peace: Understanding the Tragedies of War and Learning the Value of Peace, held at the Mishima Citizen Lifelong Learning Center, is an exhibition designed to convey the horrors of war and teach the preciousness of peace. Admission is free. The exhibition covers a wide range of topics, including photo panels on 'War in Mishima' and 'Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Atomic Bombs and Humanity,' 'Drawings of Atomic Bomb Damage by Survivors and High School Students,' 'War and Children,' 'War Relics,' 'Stop Building a Nation That Wages War,' Okinawa War photographs 'Okinawa / Henoko,' 'A Peaceful World Through Article 9,' 'What Japan Did in Asian Countries,' and 'Picture Postcards and Senryu Poems.' In particular, from 1:30 PM on Sunday, August 23, an event titled 'Passing Down War Experiences' is scheduled, including a firsthand account of strafing attacks. The event is organized by the Mishima Citizens' Group to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons and Build Peace, co-organized by the Mishima City Anti-A & H-Bomb Council, and supported by Mishima City, the Mishima City Board of Education, and the Mishima City Neighborhood Association Federation.

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Venue

Mishima Citizen Lifelong Learning Center

Mishima Citizen Lifelong Learning Center, 1-8-38 Omiyacho, Mishima, Shizuoka 411-0035

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