Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony at the Montreal Botanical Garden (August 5, 2026)
On the evening of August 5, Consul General Uchikawa and Ms. Stéphanie Valenzuela, responsible for global outreach and attractiveness, participated in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony held at the Japanese Garden of the Montreal Botanical Garden. Together, they rang the Peace Bell at the exact moment when the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima 81 years ago and joined attendees in a moment of silence. The Peace Bell was donated by the City of Hiroshima to the City of Montreal 28 years ago. During the commemoration, a message from the Mayor of Hiroshima City, Mr. Kazumi Matsui, was read in French, English, and Japanese.
The event drew many attendees, including members of the Federal Parliament and the National Assembly of Quebec , high school students from Hiroshima participating in a short-term study abroad program in Montreal, and a large number of local residents. In an increasingly uncertain international security environment, the Consulate General of Japan reaffirms its wish for a world without nuclear weapons and renews its deepest condolences to the victims of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. We would also like to thank the City of Montreal, which has been organizing this event for the past 28 years, as we look ahead to the 30th anniversary of the sister-city relationship between Hiroshima and Montreal and the 100th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and Canada in 2028.