Now that I am a grandmother I have more reasons to help create a peaceful and sustainable world for my grandchildren and beyond.

I was born and raised in the aftermath of World War II.  Growing up, I could sense the terrible legacy of the war as my hometown, Kobe, was heavily firebombed. My parents’ generation were the most tragically affected by the war, and I was raised on the idea that war is wrong. One of my high school trips was to visit the Nagasaki Peace Museum. I was so sad and angry to learn how horrific the atomic bombing was.

In the mid 1990’s I started helping in the Hiroshima and  Nagasaki Remembrance Day Events at Santa Rosa Courthouse Square. After several years, I got involved in planning the events.

I feel that peace, human rights, and environmental activism are all different facets of my spiritual journey. It does not make sense to me to spend so much energy, time and all sorts of resources producing tools of destruction meant for our enemies without seeing the impact that has on our own homes, ourselves, and our planet.

Now that I am a grandmother I have more reasons to help create a peaceful and sustainable world for my grandchildren and beyond.