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Overview
Hiroshima Prefecture hosts the Hiroshima Junior International Forum to cultivate the next generation of leaders by having domestic and international high school students discuss global peace, engage with one another, and convey a message of peace to the world.
Sponsor
Hiroshima Prefecture
Theme
What we can contribute to achieving a peaceful world.
(Initiatives toward the abolition of nuclear weapons, reconstruction and peacebuilding)
Contents
(Varies by year)
- Approximately 4–5 days (usually in August)
- Orientation, Team building, Tour of Peace Memorial Park, Hibakusha (A-bomb survivor) testimony
- Lectures and group discussions (Themes: abolition of nuclear weapons, reconstruction and peacebuilding)
- Create and present the Hiroshima Declaration
Participants
(Varies by year)
- Japanese high school students: Approximately 40
- International high school students: Approximately 20–40
Recruitment of Participants
Scheduled for around April
