On 25 August 2025, I was invited to attend the 27th Old Nakagawa Lantern Floating Ceremony for the Victims of the Old Nakagawa in Tokyo Air Raid. The ceremony took place on the Fureai Bridge on the Old-Nakagawa River, which spans Edogawa and Koto wards. After the organizer’s speech by Eto Masaya, the ceremony began with greetings by Edogawa Ward Mayor Saito Takeshi and Koto Ward Mayor Okubo Tomoka, and everyone prayed in silence as Nakajima Miki, a representative of the primary schools, rang the 4 kg UN Peace Bell, which was presented in 2018.
Flowers were offered at the cenotaph and lanterns with the inscription “Long Live Absolute World Peace” were floated to commemorate the victims of the Tokyo Air Raid.
