16th ANNUAL
BON•ODORI DANCE PEACE DAY
Dance Toward a World Without NUKES
August 2nd, 2026
Kingston Point Beach New York
BON-MEMBERS
The purpose of this festival is to support multicultural, global initiatives to steer the present toward a future in which nuclear weapons and nuclear generated power are no longer exist.
I believe that by educating the next generation about the history of our planet, pressing environmental issues, and the importance of respecting human rights, we can build a world free of discrimination and inequality.
Peace is a world where every single person can live in safety and with good health. With the aim of eliminating war—the greatest threat to that peace—as well as the production and use of atomic bombs and nuclear power generation, which continues to release massive amounts of heat and radiation, I intend to continue holding The Bon-odori Dance Peace Day.
Let's dance together toward a world without Nukes、
Youko Yamamoto

このフェスティバルの目的は、核兵器や原子力発電がもはや存在しない未来へと現在を導くための、多文化・国際的なさまざまな取り組みを支援することです。
地球の歴史や緊急を要する環境課題、また人権について次世代を教育することによって、差別や不平等のない世界を作り上げることは可能だと思います。
平和とは、誰もが安心して健康に楽しく暮らせる世界です。平和に対する最大の脅威である戦争をなくすこと、そして原子爆弾の製造と使用の禁止、さらには膨大な熱と放射線を放出し続けている原子力発電を廃絶することを目標に、これからも「盆踊り平和祭」を続けていきたいと思います。
核のない世界を目指して一緒に踊りましょう
山本容子
YOUKO YAMAMOTO
Founder / Producer
The Bon-odori Dance Peace Day

DONNA COANE
Spirit of Thunderheart
Native American women's Drumming
Drummer/Singer/Dancer/Director
http://www.spiritwindrecords.us/

THE VANAVER CARAVAN
Vanaver Caravan Dance CompanyDancer/Musician/Director

MINBUZA JAPANESE FOLK DANCE COMPANY
Mom Suzuki, Kevin Mooney and Mibuza Japanese Folk Dance Company, NYC
民舞座


CHIAKI HARA SCHULMAN
Photographer/Videographer
Mother of two children

DEBORAH BRINDIS
Disarmament Educator
Hibakusha stories

STEPHEN JOHNSON
Musicians For Musician
Veterans For Peace
Singer/Guitarist
Northernlight Saunas
https://northernlightsaunas.com/

Brandon Bera
New Paltz International Exchange
Association
NPIEA.org
Drummer/musical director
www.facebook.com/brandon.bera/



KENJITSU NAKAGAKI
Buddhist Monk,
Jodo Shinshu, NYC
中垣顕実法師 浄土真宗
Heiwa Peace & Reconciliation Foundation of NY

YOLANDA & DAVID
ANDERSSON
Peace activists
www.hudsonvalleypark.org
Hudson Valley Park
Study and reflection organizer


PEGGY MONGES
Peace activist
worked with New Jersey Peace actions for 50 years
https://www.njpeaceaction.org/

JUN-SAN YASUDA
Buddhist Nun,
Nipponzan Myohoji
Grafton Peace Pagoda
日本山妙法寺
https://www.graftonpeacepagoda.org/

2026 COMMITTEE MEMBERS
after the June 8th meeting
From Left: Sebastian Seda, Stephen Johnson, Donna Coane
Youko Yamamoto, Yolanda Anderson, Kazma Oshita