Wellcome to "FOR PEACE!PEACE!PEACE!"



No more of any kinds of war,  no more military uniform for 
Shichi-Go-San, as worn by these boys photographed from 1939
to 1940.

Shichi-Go-San is a Japanese custom for children at 3, 5 
and 7 years old. Parents hold this congratulatory event
to pray for children's health and happiness. The children
generally wore kimonos, but in wartime a military uniform,
as seen here worn by my brothers during World War II.
My father saw the Hiroshima explosion, and later said to
us as he told of the A-bomb's cloud, "Do not hate the man,
but hate his crime." I thank my father because if he had
then spoken antagonistic words about Americans, we perhaps
would not have been able to remove that from our brains.
Now I revise it to "Do not hate a nation, but hate its 
crime," and I emphasize that understanding each other 
represents the key to peace.
Kazue Takamori

















FOR PEACE!PEACE!PEACE!　日本語版へ




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TAKAGI FAMILY-Yasuo, Masaaki, Atsushi, Kazueko


2004/10/19