Peruvian Junior Team in Hiroshima, City of Peace (Ciudad para la Paz)/ペルージュニア卓球チームの広島訪問
「戦争は人の心の中で生まれるものであるから、人の心の中に平和のとりでを築かなければならない」（ユネスコ憲章前文より）
A visit to the city of peace, Hiroshima, was the concluding event of the training camp in Japan.
We all seeking for peace in mind as well as in the world, as UNESCO Constitution put it “since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men (and women) that the defences of peace must be constructed”. Without saying, the visits to Atomic Bomb Dome, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, and Peace Memorial Museum were eye-opening and heartbreaking experience for generations of humanity. Then, we were welcomed by the table tennis team of Hiroshima Shogyou high-school where young players of two teams had memorable warm hearted exchanges and interactions beyond borders. So nice. “If there is a will, there is a path to construct defences of peace in the minds of boys and girls.”
Thank you all who made this visit from Peru to Japan possible. ありがとうございました。
今回の広島訪問のお世話いただいた岸本昇子さん、仁井田勇二さん、広島商業高校卓球部松浦祐紀先生と生徒の皆さん、山際勝彦さん、広島県スポーツ会館様、ヒロタクスポーツ様、心よりご協力に感謝いたします。今後ともよろしくお願いいたします。
Happiness via Ping Pong 