Toshihiko Hayashi

Toshihiko Hayashi ( Japanese 林壽彦 , Hayashi Toshihiko ; * 1931 ; † October 25, 2010 ) was executive president of the International Youth Association Hiroshima ( 広島国際青少年協会 , Hiroshima kokusai seishōnen kyōkai ). As a survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima , he was involved for decades in international youth work for peace education.

Life

After a youth delegation visited the city of Hanover for the first time under his leadership in 1968 , cooperation between the cities of Hiroshima and Hanover and their youth exchange began. With a high level of personal commitment, he campaigned for meetings, getting to know and friendship between young people from both cities. It is largely thanks to Toshihiko Hayashi that Hiroshima and Hanover entered into a city partnership in 1983 .

Regarding Hayashi's death, Hanover’s mayor Stephan Weil declared :

“The state capital Hanover has lost a long-term partner and good friend. We will keep an honorable memory of Toshihiko Hayashi. We will continue our good contacts with Hiroshima, especially when it comes to encounters with young people. "

- Stephan Weil

Honors

On June 20, 1986, Federal President Richard von Weizsäcker awarded Toshihiko Hayashi the Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon for peace education of young people .

In 1991 Toshihiko Hayashi was awarded the Hanover city badge for his services to the state capital Hanover .

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psh: Hanover mourns the loss of city plaque bearer Toshihiko Hayashi , in: DIE NEUE NORDSÜDWEST , issue 6, October 29, 2010, p. 2, online

Web links

Keyword Hiroshima in the Hanover Chronicle

Individual evidence

↑ Office of the Federal President

personal data
SURNAME	Hayashi, Toshihiko
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	林壽彦 (Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Japanese survivor of the atomic bombing on Hiroshima, executive president of the "International Youth Association Hiroshima"
DATE OF BIRTH	1931
DATE OF DEATH	October 25, 2010

[1] Office of the Federal President