With less than 100 days until the G7 Hiroshima Summit in May this year, local residents and others cleaned up around the hotel in Hiroshima City, which will be the venue.
Approximately 250 people, including local residents, business people, and prefectural officials in charge of the summit, participated in the cleanup activities around the Grand Prince Hotel Hiroshima in Minami Ward, Hiroshima City, where the G7 Hiroshima Summit will be held. Did.
First, Ms. Ikuko Shintaku, Director General of the Hiroshima Prefectural Environment and Citizens Affairs Bureau, gave a greeting, saying, "With less than 100 days until the Hiroshima Summit, let's build momentum for the event."
After this, the participants were divided into three groups and picked up empty cans and garbage that had fallen on the beach around the hotel.
A mother in her 30s who participated with her daughter said, "This is an opportunity for people from all over the world to take notice, so I would like to promote my hometown, Hiroshima, as a beautiful city."
According to Hiroshima Prefecture, next month, Miyajima in Hatsukaichi City, where the World Heritage Site Itsukushima Shrine is located, will also be cleaned up.