Culture Night

Experiencing Japanese culture is a fun part of the seminar.

Participants in casual summer kimono enjoy folk dance.

Big smiles with certificates

Ｍｅｍｏｒｉａｌ Ｃｅｒｅｍｏｎｙ

Attending the Peace Memorial Ceremony held every year on the morning of August 6th 

was an outstanding experience. 

At 8:15 am, when the temple bell sounded, we offered our silent prayer to the victims of A-Bomb

.In these six days of study, the students, faculties, and speakers

 shared their thoughts on "Peace." 

Recognizing that we must be the example of powerful message of peace in our global society.

"Global Studies, Peace & Leadership" was the theme of the summer seminar held in Hiroshima Jogakuin University, August 3 to 9, 2012 under sponsorship of the Wesley Foundation. Seminar participants and speakers including representative came from USA, Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam, India, and Japan.

 One remarkable event was a panel consisting of Mr. Clifton Daniel Truman, the grandson of former USA president, Harry Truman, Mr. Ali Beezer, the grandson of the Enola Gay pilot, Mr. Masahiro Sasaki,m brother of Sadako who died from the radiation related illness and well known for folding thousands of paper cranes, and Mr. Yuuji Sasaki, Sadako's nephew. They shared their points of view about peace aimed especially to younger generation.

 In these six days of study, the students, faculties, and speakers shared their thoughts on "Peace." Recognizing that we must be the example of powerful message of peace in our global society.

 　

This Year's Seminar

As was last year, there will be a peace seminar held in Hiroshima which Wesley Foundation is supporting.
This year's seminar in Hiroshima will be from August 3rd to 8th mainly at Hiroshima Jogakuin University. Main guest speakers will include Mr. Clifton Truman Daniel, the eldest grandson of Harry S. Truman, the 33rd US President and Ari Mayer Beser, whose grandfather was the only office who was on board on B29 for bombing both Hiroshima and Nagasaki as an officer in charge of radar operation.


A talk session will be held at Hiroshima Jogakuin University participated by the above guests with  Mr. Sasaki from Hiroshima whose aunt, Sadako Sasaki,  was a young victim of Hiroshima Atomic Bomb.

The peace seminar is a part of comprehensive peace learning project including service field works in either Thailand or India.

For more detailed schedule of 5-week seminar is:

July 18- August 1  Experience: virtual classroom- based preparation; Site: home university
August 2              　Travel/arrivals to Japan
August 3 –8          Experience: ‘Peace Seminar’(lectures, site visits, workshops) and home-                                
                              stays; Site: Japan- HJU Campus
August 9           Travel to Fieldwork
August 10-17     Experience: Service-learning field work with partner NGO;
                           Sites: Thailand and India
August 18             Travel to Japan
August 19             Rest/Free Day
August 20-21        Experience: Group reports, guided debrief and next steps;
                           Site: Japan- HJU Campus

Lots of achievements through the seminar

Working together

At the workshop, students from different countries 

sit together and exchange opinions on peace. 

Each group presented their ideas and conclusions in front of all the participants

 Japanese folk dance in summer casual kimono

Lantern Floating on the River