Shinzo Hamai (浜井 信三, Hamai Shinzō, May 28, 1905 – February 26, 1968) was the first popularly elected Mayor of Hiroshima (served 1947-1955 and again 1959-1967)

Hiroshima, Shinzo Hamai (1905–1968) sought funds for the preservation effort domestically and internationally. During one trip to Tokyo, Hamai resorted

by the Japanese parliament in 1949, at the initiative of its mayor, Shinzo Hamai (1905–1968).[citation needed] As a result, the city of Hiroshima received

world. The first ceremony was held in 1947 by the then Hiroshima Mayor Shinzo Hamai. Dedication of Water (by the citizen representatives of Hiroshima), accompanied

Hiroshima a city of peace. He was elected mayor of Hiroshima in May 1967, as Shinzo Hamai stepped down. As Mayor of Hiroshima he worked to promote the peace messages