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The Japanese Peace Bell (cast on October 24, 1952) was a gift of the people of Japan ("People of Nippon") to the United Nations on June 8, 1954 (despite the fact that Japan had not yet been admitted to the United Nations). It was presented to the United Nations by the United Nations Association of Japan. The Peace Bell is housed in a Japanese cypress wood structure, resembling a Shinto shrine, in New York City at 42nd Street and First Avenue. Israel donated the base of stone for the structure. Inscribed, in Japanese, are the words (on one side of the bell):

"Long live absolute world peace"

The bell weighs 116 kg, is 1 m high and 0.6 m in diameter at the base. The metal in the bell was obtained from coins donated by the delegates of the 60 nations (from coins collected by children) attending the 13th General Conference of United Nations Associations held in Paris in 1951. Renzo Sawada, the United Nations Japanese Observer, presented the bell. Sawada stated at that time:

"The bell embodies the aspiration for peace not only of the Japanese but of the peoples of the entire world. Thus it symbolized the universality of the United Nations."

A wooden hammer was presented in 1977. A bell cord was presented (and blessed by Shinto priests) on March 20, 1990 (Earth Day).

Traditionally, the bell is rung twice a year:

This is a copy here in japanese garden , Buenos Aires Argentina

Description
The Japanese Peace Bell (cast on October 24, 1952) was a gift of the people of Japan ("People of Nippon") to the United Nations on June 8, 1954 (despite the fact that Japan had not yet been admitted to the United Nations). It was presented to the United Nations by the United Nations Association of Japan. The Peace Bell is housed in a Japanese cypress wood structure, resembling a Shinto shrine, in New York City at 42nd Street and First Avenue. Israel donated the base of stone for the structure. Inscribed, in Japanese, are the words (on one side of the bell):

"Long live absolute world peace"

The bell weighs 116 kg, is 1 m high and 0.6 m in diameter at the base. The metal in the bell was obtained from coins donated by the delegates of the 60 nations (from coins collected by children) attending the 13th General Conference of United Nations Associations held in Paris in 1951. Renzo Sawada, the United Nations Japanese Observer, presented the bell. Sawada stated at that time:

"The bell embodies the aspiration for peace not only of the Japanese but of the peoples of the entire world. Thus it symbolized the universality of the United Nations."

A wooden hammer was presented in 1977. A bell cord was presented (and blessed by Shinto priests) on March 20, 1990 (Earth Day).

Traditionally, the bell is rung twice a year:

This is a copy here in japanese garden , Buenos Aires Argentina