The Japanese Peace Bell was an official gift of the Japanese people to the United Nations on June 8, 1954, at a time when Japan had not yet been officially admitted to the UN. The Tada Factory completed the bell on United Nations Day, October 24. It was cast by Chiyoji Nakagawa, and was modelled on the Banzai Bell of Peace that he created for Uwajima Temple. Nakagawa subsequently founded the World Peace Bell Association, which donated more than twenty Peace Bell copies around the world.
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