"We pledge to convey to the world the experiences and desires of our atomic-bomb victims, and do everything in our power to achieve the genuine peace of a world without nuclear weapons," Hiroshima mayor, Kazumi Matsui, said.
It was also attended by a grandson of the late US President Harry Truman, who ordered the bombing.
Clifton Truman Daniel laid a wreath for the 140,000 people killed by the bombing.
"I think this cenotaph says it all: to honour the dead to not forget and to make sure that we never let this happen again," Mr Daniel said.
This year`s events come as Japan debates whether to abandon nuclear power following meltdowns and radiation leaks at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Plant last year.
"I call on the Japanese government to establish without delay an energy policy that guards the safety and security of the people," Hiroshima`s mayor said. The ceremony was attended by Tamotsu Baba, the mayor of Namie, a town near the Fukushima plant whose relatives have been forced to abandon their homes due to radiation.
An estimated 200,000 protesters surrounded parliament on July 29th demanding the government abandon nuclear energy.
The government has held 11 public hearings on future energy policy, presenting three options for the amount of nuclear energy to be generated by 2030, zero 15 per cent or 20-25 per cent.
70 per cent of participants in the hearings chose the zero option.
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