平和と友情の鐘

平和と友情の鐘. Bell of Peace and Friendship. , 平和と友情の鐘 , 山梨県知事天野久, 贈　アメリカ合衆国アイオワ州 , 日本国山梨県, 　わたくしの県山梨県は　一九五九年の台風によって全県にわたりひじょう　に大きな水害をうけて多くの人命を失い　家屋田畑を広域に流失しました , 　このときに　貴州民は　伝統ある人類愛と深い友情の発露として　はるか太平洋を越えて　わたくしどもに優考な種豚と飼料を贈られたばかりでなく　愛情あふれる激励を寄せられました , 　このことは　相互の理解と親愛の度を急速に増進させ　両州県民の総意をもって　日米両国間最初の姉妹州県の固い契りを結ぶにいたりました , 　わたくしは　このことを記念して　ここに日本古来の神秘と祈りをこめた梵鐘を贈ります , 　この鐘が　両州県民の変わらぬ友情を象徴しその音が　相互の心と心のふれ合いを深め　日米両国永遠の平和に役立つよう祈念いたします, 　昭和三十六年十二月二十五日 , 日本国　山梨県知事　天野　　久, Dedication. The Prefecture of Yamanashi suffered heavy damage from typhoons in 1959, with great loss of human life, farm animals and crops, homes and fertile farmlands. At that time, the people of Iowa, expressing their traditional humanity and profound friendship, donated to us all the way across the Pacific pure-bred breeding hogs and feed-corn in order to encourage our people of Yamanashi to recover from the unprecedented typhoon disaster. This program expedited mutual understanding and friendship between our two states so sincerely and promptly that a sister-state relationship, the first such affiliation between the United States of America and Japan, was subsequently established between Iowa and Yamanashi by the joint consent of both peoples. , 　In commemoration of this, I, on behalf of the people of Yamanashi, hereby present a time-honored Japanese temple bell Together with its accompanying mysteries and prayers may this bell forever symbolize the bond of unfailing friendship between Iowa and Yamanashi and may its sound deepen the spiritual contacts of both our peoples, thereby contributing to eternal peace and goodwill between the United States of America and Japan!, December, 25, 1961, Hisashi Amano , Governor of Yamanashi Prefecture , Japan