The 10th Hiroshima Junior International Forum[Archive]

In August 2025, Hiroshima Prefecture hosted the 10th Hiroshima Junior International Forum, which aimed to cultivate the next generation leaders.
This event hosted 85 high school students from 24 countries, including Japan, to engage in discussions on global peace.
The participants articulated their collective insights in the Hiroshima Declaration and presented it to Governor Yuzaki, given they promote world peace.

Hiroshima Junior International Forum Declaration

　Hiroshima Declaration

YouTube video

(Digest version)

Outline

Hosted by Hiroshima Prefectural Government
Date: (Thursday) August 14 through (Monday) August 18, 2025
Location: International Convention Center Hiroshima
Theme: What we can contribute to achieving a peaceful world.
(Initiatives toward the abolition of nuclear weapons, reconstruction and peacebuilding)

5. Participants: 85 people
Category	Number of Participants	Countries(Regions)
International high school students from overseas	20 people (10 countries)	China(2), Egypt(2), Germany(2), Italy(2), Kazakhstan(2), Mexico(2), New Zealand(2), the Philippines(2), South Korea(2), USA(2) ※Of the overseas participants, those from China, Mexico, South Korea and USA (bold) are invitees from Sichuan, Guanajuato, Gyeongsangbuk-do and Hawaii, with which Hiroshima Prefecture has friendship and other partnerships. The participants from Italy and Germany (italic) are from high schools which were visited by the participants of “Youth Peace Caravan in 2023”, who were dispatched to G7 countries following the results of the G7 Hiroshima Summit.
International high school students living in Japan	20 people (17 countries)	Austria, Canada, Costa Rica, Egypt, Finland, Germany, Ghana(2), Italy, Malaysia, Poland, Sudan, Sri Lanka(2), Switzerland(2), Syria, Thailand, Tonga, USA
Japanese High school students	45 people (Hiroshima 35, outside of Hiroshima 10)

6. Program Details
Date	Time（JST）	Details
August 14 (Thu)	9:00～19:50	Orientation Keynote speech Visit to Peace Memorial Museum Teambuilding workshop Lecture and group discussion on the abolition of nuclear weapons Welcome reception
August 15 (Fri)	9:30～18:20	A-bomb survivor’s testimony Lecture and group discussion on reconstruction & peacebuilding Drafting of the Hiroshima Declaration
August 16 (Sat)	9:00～17:00	Tour of Peace Memorial Park and Miyajima
August 17 (Sun)	10:00～17:30	Finalization of the Hiroshima Declaration Preparation for the debriefing session
August 18 (Mon)	9:00～12:00	Debriefing session (presentation of the Hiroshima Declaration, Action plan, etc.)