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Click here to read a message from GLH Coordinator Nassrine Azimi
グリーン・レガシー・ヒロシマは広島の被爆樹木を守り、その種や苗木を世界中に送り届けるために設立されました。多くのパートナーがこのイニシアチブに参加し、自分たちの国における広島と平和のメッセージ、「緑の遺産」の大使となってくれることを期待しています。
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The GLH team has been uplifted by the two most recent stories published by Keele University's Dr. Taylor. Click here to read more...
Blog: Sarah L Taylor – Medium
Ginkgo seed: life and death growing ‘Hibakujumoku’ | by Sarah L Taylor | Medium
The baby ginkgoes are all tucked up for winter! | by Sarah L Taylor | Medium
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The generous natsumikan (Citrus x narsudaidai) gave us many seeds (pictured left), but still many fruit remaining on the mother tree (pictured right)! Click here to see more...
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On February 9th, 2026, GLH hosted its committee meeting, full of lively and fruitful discussions. Click here to read more...
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This year's seeds have been collected and prepared thanks to our master gardener and wonderful GLH members. New list for 2026 updated. Click here to view...
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GLH held its annual community seed picking on Sunday, November 30, 2025. Click here to read more...
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On November 25, 2025, GLH held a special session in collaboration with Hiroshima University… click here to read more.
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50 Oberlin College students, staff, and community members gathered to renew their commitment to GLH with a plaque ceremony... click here to read more.
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To mark the 2014 "Heritage for the Future Project Award" by the National Federation of UNESCO Associations in Japan, given to GLH, the UNESCO team in Tokyo visited Hiroshima and interviewed GLH, releasing a beautiful article. (In Japanese)
2014年にGLHが日本ユネスコ協会連盟の未来遺産運動『プロジェクト未来遺産』に登録されたことを記念して、東京の取材チームが広島を訪れ、GLH にインタビューを行い、美しい記事を公開しました。（日本語）
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An extensive piece on the history and mission of GLH, by Patrick Parr for The Japan Times.
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We are honored to announce that the University of Melbourne is now the GLH Regional Hub for Oceania. We would like to thank the devoted Virginia McNally for her unwavering support. Click here to read more.
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It is with great pleasure that we welcome the University of Costa Rica as the GLH Regional Hub for Latin America. We are especially thankful to Dr. Gerardo Avalos, without whose passion and commitment to the hibakujumoku this milestone would not be possible. Click here to read more.
GLH Regional Seed Hubs
San Diego Botanic Garden (SDBG) in San Diego, California, for North America
College of Agriculture, Food & Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) in Northern Ireland, for Europe
University of Costa Rica, for Latin America
University of Melbourne, for Oceania
We are delighted that the SDBG, CAFRE, the University of Costa Rica, and the University of Melbourne have agreed to become GLH regional seed hubs. We hope their help will facilitate sharing A-bombed tree seeds with more partners in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and Latin America.
The Green Greetings Project was launched at the Chugoku Shikoku Hakuhodo market design department as a joint project supported by Chugoku Shimbun and other companies in Hiroshima on August 6, 2005. Click here to view the website and here for their descriptions of individual hibakujumoku.
See here for 2025-2026 Hibaku second-generation seeds available for dispatch.
See here for "Trees in Hiroshima" page, which contain reference links to the City of Hiroshima hibakujumoku entries.
Latest Updates
Keele University - March 2026
The GLH team has been uplifted by the two most recent stories published by Keele University's Dr. Taylor, detailing the journey of the ginkgo seeds from their arrival to present!
Blog: Sarah L Taylor – Medium
Ginkgo seed: life and death growing ‘Hibakujumoku’ | by Sarah L Taylor | Medium
The baby ginkgoes are all tucked up for winter! | by Sarah L Taylor | Medium
Activities in Hiroshima - February 2026
The generous natsumikan (Citrus x narsudaidai) gave us many seeds (pictured left), but still many fruit remaining on the mother tree (pictured right)!
Katholische Akademie des Bistums Fulda - October 2025
We would like to welcome our new partners, Katholische Akademie des Bistums Fulda, to the GLH family. In the beautiful green landscape of the diocese, the academy will plant the hibakujumoku as a reflection on war, violence, and the need for peaceful coexistence.
Municipality of Poertschach am Woerthersee - July 2025
We have received an updated photo of the plaque!
"World without Wars and without Violence” (contact Tiziana Volta) & PEFC Italy (contact Antonio Brunori, Secretary-General) - June 2025
Our partner in Italy, Prof. Antonio Brunori and other members of PFEC including Marco Bussone, Ana Belén Noriega, and Makiko Horio came to Hiroshima on May 14. We presented Antonio to master gardener Chikara Horiguchi—and soon they became best friends, despite the language barrier—language of trees truly universal! We also learned so much from Antonio, whose passion for and knowledge about trees impressive, and are looking forward to more cooperation in the future around the hibakujumoku. Attached press release from PEFC in response to the earlier awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Nihon Hidankyo, including information on their activities related to the hibakujumoku seeds and second-generation saplings. Thanks to the passion and dedication of Antonio and Tiziana Volta, as well as their many colleagues and associates, 49 trees from GLH seeds have been "adopted" all over Italy to date.
Dunedin Botanic Garden - May 2025
On May 15, 2025, apprentices planted ten trees, each 1.2-1.5 metres tall, in the Dunedin Botanic Garden arboretum. Located between the sports field and the Dunedin Northern Cemetery, this new grove—part of the Green Legacy Hiroshima initiative—sits alongside a popular walking track. We are all excited to see them flourish!
Kutaisi Botanical Garden - May 2025
We have received a wonderful update from our partners at the Kutaisi Botanical Garden! Linked here is their detailed account and latest updates on the second-generation hibakujumoku since their arrival to Kutaisi, Georgia in 2017.
San Diego Botanic Garden (SDBG) - Regional Hub - April 2025
A big thank you to Hiroshima Botanical Garden (HBG) for sending the 2025 batch of seeds to our regional hubs, the San Diego Botanic Garden (SDBG) and the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE). Pictured left, Joe DeWolf receiving the precious package.
School of Biology, University of Costa Rica - Regional Hub - March 2025
Some exciting updates from Dr. Gerardo Avalos:
Ready to plant their first two ginkgos, one in the Japanese Garden at the Lankester Botanical Gardens in Cartago, the other on the main campus of the University of Costa Rica. They are also coordinating with the Japanese Embassy in Costa Rica, and hope to hold the planting ceremonies around August 6th, in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
As part of this project, we are developing a children's book (for ages 5–8) inspired by the Ginkgo story […] This book is being translated into multiple languages—12 so far—thanks to a dedicated international group of volunteers, mostly young students, who are generously contributing their time and expertise.
– Dr. Gerardo Avalos
Dr. Avalos also plans to translate the book into two indigenous languages in Costa Rica, as well as producing a physical book and an online version (which will have all translations as well as background music).
I hope to spread the word about building a culture of Peace and a future in which humanity will not have to face the possibility of annihilation due to atomic weapons and weapons of mass destruction.
– Dr. Gerardo Avalos
Leiden Botanical Garden - February 2025
Lovely illustrations, courtesy of Dr. Rinny Kooi, titled, Illustrations E, F and G.
"E: Leaf of a young twig with incised leaf and a leaf of an older twig without incised leaf, F and G: twigs with leaves"