U.S. PAX 2025 – application now open!
PEACE
AMBASSADOR
EXCHANGE
PROGRAM(PAX)
Bring your activities to the world!
Schedule: Dates 9/19 (Fri.) – 10/3 (Fri.) 15 days
①9/19 (Fri.) – 9/27 (Sat.) 9 days (Washington and Oregon)
②9/25 (Thu.) – 10/3 (Fri.) 9 days (Ohio)
Students may participate in entire event, or for the first or second
half only.
Number of applicants: 4
Application period:
5/7 (Wed) – 5/31 (Sat)
Participant Decision:
Early June
Eligibility: Hibakusha, second to fourth generation A-bomb survivors, and
others who have passed on their A bomb experiences in various ways.
University students, high school students, and international students are also acceptable. Those who are able to participate in the preparatory meetings and debriefing sessions after returning.
Cost: Round-trip travel expenses, 210,000 yen (as of April 2025)
ESTA application fee Does not include travel expenses within Japan
Part of travel expenses will be subsidized
Overseas stay expenses will be paid in U.S.
Please read the information on the back and fill out the application form to apply. In addition, please send a single A4 sheet of “how you can share with the American people about peace” to the following e-mail address.
Contact: NPO World Friendship Center
Claire Funairi-Nakamachi 302, 11-13 Funairi-Nakamachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima
730-0842, Japan (Tuesday – Friday 10:30 – 15:30) 082-503-3191 office@wfchiroshima.org
Peace Ambassador Exchange In 1964, the World Peace Pilgrimage from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, organized by Barbara Reynolds, was conducted, which led to the creation of the World Friendship Center (WFC). The World Peace Pilgrimage, which called for the abolition of nuclear weapons and world peace, was a pioneering effort. The WFC held a panel exhibition to commemorate the60th anniversary of the World Peace Pilgrimage to Hiroshima and Nagasaki and provide an opportunity for the citizens of Hiroshima to learn about the World Peace Pilgrimage. The WFC had an opportunity to let Hiroshima citizens know about the World Peace Pilgrimage and how the spirit of the World Peace Pilgrimage is alive and well in the subsequent peace mission exchanges. The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to the Japan Confederation of A-and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations (Nihon Hidankyo) has triggered recognition by people around the world of the importance of hearing A-bomb testimonies and of the importance of passing on the A-bomb experience. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing and the 50th anniversary of WFC’s sister institution, the Peace Resource Center at Wilmington University in Ohio, and the Peace Education Conference “Hiroshima and Nagasaki 30 Years Later”. In this milestone year, the U.S. PAX 2025 – Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the World Peace Pilgrimage to Hiroshima and Nagasaki – will be planned and implemented with the cooperation of the Wilmington University Peace Resource Center. In the first half of the period, visits to the states of Washington and Oregon have been made possible with the cooperation of the American Committee of the WFC. In the places visited, the participants will convey the reality of the atomic bombings in schools, churches, and local communities, think about peace together with the American people, and appeal for the abolition of nuclear weapons and lasting peace from the standpoint of citizens through exchanges with them.
Peace Resource Center at WFC Wilmington College Founder Barbara Reynolds established the Peace Resource Center at Wilmington College after returning to the United States. We will participate in the commemorative events that will be held on September 29. Focusing on “nuclear abolition” and “the arts,” the symposium is an experiential symposium facilitated by artists to raise awareness of the need to abolish nuclear weapons as a means of achieving justice and peace in the region, nation, and world.