HIROSHIMA DAY 2026 Los Angeles | 81st Commemoration Service for Victims of Hiroshima & Nagasaki Atomic Bombing to be Held at Koyasan Buddhist Temple in Little Tokyo Sunday August 2, 2PM
LOS ANAGELES (July 18, 2026) – The American Society of Hirohima-Nagaski A-Bomb Survivors (A.S.A) announces that Koyasan Los Angeles Betsuin and A.S.A. will cohost the 81st Commemoration Service for the Victims of the Hiroshima-Nagasaki A-Bomb at Koyasan Los Angeles Betsuin aka Koyasan Buddhist Temple, 342 East 1st Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012, on Sunday, August 2, 2026, at 2:00 pm. Open to the public.
The Officiant of the Service will be Bishop Shunga Kiryu of Koyasan Temple Headquarters via a video address.
Guest Speakers will include:
- Mr. Junji Sarashina, President, A.S.A.
- Mr. Darrell Mih0, ASA Director, freelance photographer, videographer, and multimedia
- Ms. Emily Sarashina, Junji Sarashina’s granddaughter, who attended last year’s 80th commemoration service in Hiroshima.
Video messages from Hiroshima Mayor Matsui and Nagasaki Mayor Suzuki will be shown in the program.
The 81st Commemorative Service of Hiroshima-Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Victims
- DATE: Sunday, August 2, 2026
- TIME: 2:00 PM
- PLACE: Koyasan Buddhist Temple, 342 1st Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012, Tel (213) 624-1267
The American Society of Hirohima-Nagaski A-Bomb Survivors (A.S.A)
rememberhibakusha@gmail.com