Chansonnier Kazumichi Terai has been directing a choir of Nagasaki atomic bomb survivors for more than a decade, hoping to convey their wishes for global peace and a nuclear-free world.
The 66-year-old native of Nagasaki helped found the Himawari (Sunflower) choir in 2004 and has since engaged in training and songwriting for it.
The average age of the estimated 50 members is 77, and while acknowledging that some may find it difficult to memorize the words or sing loud enough, Terai said, "There are things that can only be told by survivors themselves.