Bell Ringing Ceremonies Commemorating 75 Years of Peace Since Atomic Bombings
2020/8/6
Consul General Maeda delivers remarks
Cupertino Mayor Steven Scharf reading proclamation declaring week of August 5-12, 2020, as Cupertino-Toyokawa Peace Week
On Wednesday, August 5, and Saturday, August 8, Sister Cities International coordinated bell ringing ceremonies in sister cities across the United States and Japan to commemorate 75 years of peace since the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In California, the following 22 sister cities organized these ceremonies. Consul General Maeda attended virtual bell ringing ceremonies in Cupertino and Oakland and delivered video messages.
- Berkeley
- Carlsbad
- Concord
- Crescent City
- Cupertino
- El Dorado County
- Fresno
- Millbrae
- Oakland
- Richmond
- Sacramento
- San Diego
- San Francisco
- San José
- Santa Barbara
- Santa Cruz
- Saratoga
- Sebastopol
- South San Francisco
- Union City
- Vallejo
- Watsonville
Mr. Sun Kwong (Michael) Sze, representing Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf’s Office, delivers remarks
