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28th Children's Peace Drawings Competition
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On December 14th last year, the awards ceremony for the 28th Children's Peace Drawings Competition was held in the Memorial Hall at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum.
This competition has been held since 1986, with the aim of heightening children's awareness of the importance of peace.
There were 4,140 works sent in from 124 elementary and junior high schools in Hiroshima City, and 653 works sent in from elementary and junior high schools in 7 other countries (America, Iran, India, Australia, Germany, France, Russia), for a total of 4,793 works.
The awards ceremony was attended by 35 of the Excellence and Distinction awards winners and their parents, and the winners were presented with an award certificate and commemorative plaque.
An exhibition of the works was held from the day of the award ceremony until January 23, 2014, in the foyer in front of the Memorial Hall.
A total of 120 works were displayed, including the three Award of Excellence winners, 39 Award of Distinction winners, and 70 Award of Merit winners.
The names of the Award of Excellence winners and their works, as well as the names of the Award of Merit and Honor award winners can be found in the Kids' Peace Station section on the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum home page.
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"Excellence" (Elementary School)
Kai Fujimoto
Kanon Elementary School, 6th Grade
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"Excellence" (Junior High School Category)
Kana Tsumura
Shiraki Junior High School, 3rd Grade
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"Excellence" (Overseas Category)
Michaella Noof Albao
Bethlehem College (Australia), 8th Grade
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