2025 'From Hiroshima to Hope' Annual Lantern Floating Ceremony-Honors Victims of Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki & All Victims of War (Video)NEW

From Hiroshima to Hope is an annual lantern-floating ceremony in Seattle honoring the victims of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, as well as all victims of violence. This year's event marks the 80th anniversary of the bombings and calls for peace, reflection, and remembrance through community gathering, art, music, and the symbolic floating of lanterns.

Date and Time
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
• 6:00 pm - Gathering
• 6:30 pm - Pre-Program Performances
• 7:00 pm - Family Program
• 8:00 pm - Toro Nagashi (Lantern Floating Ceremony)

Location
Green Lake, Seattle
South of the Greenlake Bathhouse
(West Green Lake Drive North & Stone Ave. North)

Free & open to the public - donations welcome.

Event Details / Schedule

6:00 pm Gathering
• Picnicking, music, and meditation
• Lantern preparation
• Historic photo exhibit
• “Little Boy (folded)” sculpture by Yukiyo Kawano
• The Wild Rose of Hiroshima performance by Lauren Iida and Johnny Buck

6:30 pm Pre-Program Performances
• Hatsune Matsudaira and Laryn Young, Koto no WA
• Heron Dancers

7:00 pm Family Program

• Emcee: Sharon Maeda
• Seattle Kokon Taiko
• Keynote: Stan Shikuma, Tsuru for Solidarity
• The Rhapsody Songsters
• Poetry by Janae Lu, Seattle Youth Poet Laureate
• Music by Melanie Grad (Cellist)
• Patrick Johnson (Shakuhachi)
• Buddhist chants by Rev. Kaneda and Gilberto Perez

8:00 pm Toro Nagashi

• Floating lantern ceremony

Event Location
Green Lake, 7312 W Green Lake Dr N, Seattle, CA 98103

Event Title
From Hiroshima to Hope - Annual Event in Green Lake, Seattle (Lantern Ceremony..)