Mayors for Peace

Sharing seeds from A-bombed trees

Mayors for Peace is distributing seeds from A-bomb survivor trees in Hiroshima in response to member cities requests. Please join us in this program by nurturing the trees distributed to your city as symbols of peace, and use them to raise peace consciousness among citizens.

● Requests to Those Receiving the Seeds

Mayors for Peace asks each recipient city to accommodate the following requests:

• 1.To raise seeds/seedlings under the care of experts, such as in botanical gardens, until they become tall and sturdy enough to plant.
• 2.Provide the Secretariat with updates on development of the trees at least once a year. These updates should include some information on their height, number of seedlings, growing place and a plan/report of peace activities based around them as well as their photos.

● Notes

• 1.Delivery of seeds to member cities overseas is done by post. As a seedling is not suitable for international postal delivery, the Secretariat can offer a seedling only when it is to be transported in the luggage of someone who is traveling from Hiroshima to the recipient city.
• 2.When trees from the seeds become tall and sturdy enough to be planted in the ground, the Secretariat can donate an explanatory plaque. Please inform the Secretariat of plans of events involving the tree, such as a planting ceremony. Please be advised that a recipient city can receive one explanatory plaque for each species.

● Procedure to Distribute Seeds

• 1. [Recipient City] Contact the Secretariat
• 　If a member city wants to receive seeds from A-bomb trees and agrees to accommodate the requests above, please contact the Secretariat by email.
• 2. [Mayors for Peace Secretariat] Conduct preparatory research
• • a. The Secretariat researches the species of A-bomb trees appropriate for the recipient city’s climate
  • b. The Secretariat confirms whether or not procedures for quarantine, export and import licenses are required by the sending country and the receiving country.
• 3. [Mayors for Peace Secretariat] Send a questionnaire to the recipient city
• 　Based on the preparatory research in 2 - a, the Secretariat enters relevant information into the questionnaire and sends it to the recipient city. If quarantine or an import license is required by the receiving country, the Secretariat informs the recipient city of this information at this point.
• 4. [Recipient City] Return the questionnaire
  
  • a. The recipient city answers the questionnaire by filling in required information, such as tree species they want to receive, intended care facility (e.g. a botanical garden), and contact information, and returns the questionnaire to the Secretariat.
  • b. In the case that some procedure is required by the receiving country, the recipient city should contact a domestic quarantine office for their advice on the procedure, then share this information with the Secretariat.
• 5. [Mayors for Peace Secretariat] Send out seeds
• 　Upon confirmation of the returned questionnaire and the completion of required procedure for quarantine and an import license, the Secretariat sends out seeds to the recipient city. Shipping costs are covered by the Secretariat.

• Questionnaire (Sample)

● List of Recipients of Seeds/Seedlings of A-bombed Trees

As of July 1, 2020

1. Distribution of Seeds (35 municipalities and 1 organization in 14 countries)

No	Country	Municipality	Species	Date	Note
1	Belgium	Ypres	Ginkgo Camphor tree	2012/5/5
2	Spain	Granollers	Ginkgo Persimmon Camphor tree	2012/5/5 2017/3/6 2018/1/23
3	Germany	Schwäbisch Gmünd	Ginkgo	2014/2/25
4	Belgium	Brussels	Ginkgo Japanese hackberry	2014/6/24 2016/2/2
5	Norway	Frogn	Ginkgo	2014/6/24
6	Australia	Fremantle	Ginkgo	2014/7/11
7	Russia	Volgograd	Ginkgo	2014/8/4
8	Canada	Montreal	Ginkgo	2014/8/5
9	UK	Manchester	Ginkgo	2014/8/26 2015/10/8
10	Germany	Hannover	Ginkgo	2014/12/11
11	Switzerland	Luzern	Ginkgo	2015/1/21
12	UK	Shetland	Ginkgo	2015/2/3
13	UK	Edinburgh	Ginkgo	2015/2/3
14	Slovenia	Radlje ob Dravi	Ginkgo	2015/4/14
15	UK	Aberdeen	Ginkgo	2015/6/30
16	Switzerland	Renens	Ginkgo	2015/7/14
17	Norway	Fredrikstad	Ginkgo Jujube	2015/8/3
18	Canada	Oak Bay	Ginkgo	2016/5/11
19	France	Malakoff	Ginkgo Camphor tree Japanese hackberry	2016/5/11
20	Italy	Thiene	Ginkgo Jujube Japanese hackberry	2016/5/11
21	UK	Kingston upon Hull	Ginkgo	2016/5/11
22	Germany	Bonn	Kurogane holly Japanese hackberry Muku tree	2016/10/21 2017/1/19 2017/6/15
23	Germany	Erfurt	Ginkgo	2017/1/19 2018/1/23
24	UK	Oldham	Ginkgo Jujube Japanese hackberry	2017/3/6
25	US	Des Moines	Ginkgo	2017/4/26
26	Italy	Mirano	Ginkgo	2017/4/26
27	Italy	Spinea	Ginkgo	2017/5/17
28	Germany	Langen	Ginkgo	2017/7/11
29	France	Lasseran	Ginkgo Kurogane holly Japanese Hackberry	2018/3/29 2019/3/5
30	US	Disruptor Foundation	Ginkgo Jujube Japanese Hackberry	2018/4/3
31	UK	South Ayrshire	Ginkgo	2018/5/14
32	Portugal	Évora	Kurogane holly Camphor tree	2018/5/29 2019/9/13
33	Germany	Coesfeld	Ginkgo	2019/6/4
34	France	Grigny	Ginkgo	2019/8/9
35	Australia	Hobart	Ginkgo	2019/9/13
36	Germany	Bad Kreuznach	Ginkgo	2019/11/19

2. Distribution of Seedlings (31 municipalities and 3 organizations in 11 countries)

No	Country	Municipality / Organization	Species	Date	Note
1	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sarajevo	Ginkgo	2014/6/28
2	Kazakhstan	Semey	Ginkgo	2014/8/29
3	Korea	No Gun Ri International Peace Foundation	Ginkgo	2014/9/19
4	Italy	Cervia	Ginkgo	2015/9/13
5	Switzerland	United Nations Office at Geneva	Ginkgo	2016/5/2	2016/10
6	Germany	Stuttgart	Ginkgo	2016/7/8
7	Germany	Krefeld	Ginkgo	2016/8/6
8	Germany	Braunschweig	Ginkgo	2016/9/21
9	Spain	Sant Feliu de Llobregat	Ginkgo	2016/11/30
10	Germany	Rothenburg o.d.T.	Ginkgo	2017/7/8
11	Norway	Halden	Ginkgo	2017/8/26
12	Norway	Kvinesdal	Ginkgo	2017/8/29
13	Spain	Gava	Ginkgo	2017/9/21
14	Italy	Italian Parliament	Ginkgo	2017/11/14
15	France	Paris	Ginkgo	2018/4/28
16	Spain	Gernika-Lumo	Ginkgo	2018/4/29
17	Norway	Larvik	Ginkgo	2018/5/23
18	Norway	Skedsmo	Ginkgo	2018/6/17
19	Norway	Sande	Ginkgo	2018/6/28
20	Spain	Canovelles	Camphor tree	2018/9/22
21	France	Regional Council of Occitanie	Ginkgo Japanese Hackberry Camphor Tree	2018/12/5
22	Poland	Oswiecim(Auschwitz)	Ginkgo	2019/8/2
23	Norway	Ringsaker	Ginkgo	2019/8/29
24	Belgium	Veurne	Ginkgo	2019/10/29
25	Belgium	Ichtegem	Ginkgo	2019/10/30
26	Belgium	Lichtervelde	Ginkgo	2019/10/30
27	Belgium	Oudenburg	Ginkgo	2019/10/30
28	Belgium	Ghent	Ginkgo	2019/11/5
29	Belgium	Erpe-Mere	Ginkgo	2019/11/7
30	Belgium	Moorslede	Ginkgo	2019/11/7
31	Belgium	Tessenderlo	Ginkgo	2019/11/7
32	Belgium	Deinze	Ginkgo	2019/11/14
33	Belgium	Wortegem-Petegem	Ginkgo	2019/11/14
34	Germany	Emden	Ginkgo	2020/6/8

Distribution of Seeds/Seedlings in total:
66 municipalities and 4 organizations in 18 countries outside of Japan

● Downloadable pamphlet

A pamphlet introducing this project is available as an easily downloadable, full-color PDF. For anyone thinking of applying for seeds, we invite you to take a look. Please feel free to distribute it to any interested parties (12 page full color booklet).

• Download PDF to create an A5 size booklet

*Print out on 6 double-sided A4 size sheets, fold in half and staple the binding to create an A5 size booklet.

• Download PDF to print on A4 sized sheets

*Print out on 12 single-sided A4 sized sheets

The Youth Exchange for Peace Support Program

In order to realize a “world free of nuclear weapons,” it is essential to foster and increase international public opinion for it. To this end, Mayors for Peace has implemented programs to encourage and inspire younger generations to get involved in peace activities in the future. These programs provide financial and other support to selected youth from member cities who would like to participate in programs offered by Hiroshima City, Hiroshima City University and so on, to learn about the experiences of A-bomb survivors and their desire for peace.

In each program, in addition to the existing content produced by each host organization, Mayors for Peace conducts its own programs such as a briefing on Mayors for Peace and testimonies from A-bomb survivors.

After completing the program, we ask the participants to propose Mayors for Peace activities for nuclear weapons abolition to their communities and the secretariat of Mayors for Peace. Based on the proposal, each city considers implementing projects. Through our program, we aim at developing human resources and strengthening our member city network.

● Current program

• There is no program currently open for enrollment.

● Applications Closed

• HIROSHIMA and PEACE [FY2020]
• International Youth Conference for Peace in the Future, Hiroshima [FY2019]

● The results of the completed programs

• [HIROSHIMA and PEACE]
• 　FY2019 　FY2018 　FY2017 　FY2016
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• [International Youth Conference for Peace in the Future, Hiroshima]
• 　FY2019 　FY2017

● Download posters

[Member cities]

Click the button below, then enter your password and user ID. You will be taken to the download page.

[Not a member city?]

If you work for a municipality that is not yet a member of Mayors for Peace, or you are from another kind of organization (e.g. NGO), and you want to use the posters, please submit the application form and documents explaining your event (e.g. plans) to the Secretariat.

• Application form (Word)

● Report submission

After holding the poster exhibition, please submit a report on the exhibition, along with photos, to the Secretariat.

• Report form (Word)

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