as of January 21, 2009

August 31, 1932	Born in Hiroshima
August 6, 1945	Exposed to the A-bomb 1.5 km away from the hypocenter at the age of 12, while demolishing wooden houses for fire preventions as a mobilized student.
1953	Underwent 12 plastic surgeries on face, fingers and arm in Osaka for a period of 7 months.
1954	Worked as live-in caretaker for 30 sight handicapped orphans at a social welfare facility.
1962	Elder brother died of valvular disease of the heart and liver disease. Chosen as one of the members for the 1st World Peace Pilgrimage, made a 5-month trip to 14 countries including the U.S., Britain, France, Germany, and the former Soviet Union to appeal for the abolition of nuclear testing. Visited the UN headquarters in New York and handed the message of Hiroshima to the former UN Under-Secretary General Ralph Bunche. Also in Geneva, handed the message to 18 representatives at the 18th National Disarmament Conference. In the United States, conducted a total of 183 rallies and appealed for the abolition of nuclear testing.
1962	As a member of the Hiroshima-Nagasaki World Peace Study Mission, visited 6 countries in Europe, the U.S. and the former Soviet Union to appeal for world peace. Sister-in-law died of valvular disease of the heart. Began raising her three bereaved children who were 5,7, and 11 years old.
1962	Father died of stomach cancer.
1966	Started working at the Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation.
1982	Visited the U.S. and Canada. Exhibited 50 pictures drawn by A-bomb survivors of Hiroshima 68 times and appealed a Nuclear weapon-free world to more than 110,000 people.
1983	Published a book, "Pictures Drawn by Atomic Bomb Survivors Tour America", published by the Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) Publishing Company, Tokyo.
1983	NHK VHS, 50 minutes, "This is Hiroshima: A-bomb Pictures Go to America" published by NHK Service Center.
1988	Underwent breast cancer operation. Surgery left two polyps in stomach.
1993	Retired after 27 years of service at the Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation. Visited U.S.A. for 57 days. Visited 10 universities and high schools and presented talks on A-bomb experience 35 times to more than 2,400 students.
1994	Visited Thailand as a member of Hiroshima Japan-Thailand Friendship Association for 6 days. Exhibited pictures drawn by A-bomb survivors of Hiroshima at the symposium "Eternal Peace". Visited U.S.A. for 179 days. Told story 145 times to about 10,000 people.
1995	Visited U.S.A for 33 days. Held the exhibition of Hiroshima & Nagasaki A-bomb Photo Posters 4 times and told story 30 times to 1,800 people at 22 schools and meetings. Visited the U.S.A., Germany and Britain for 43 days. Held the exhibition of Hiroshima & Nagasaki A-bomb Photo Posters and pictures drawn by A-bomb survivors. Presented talks 37 times to 2,300 people at schools and churches.
1996	Visited Europe for 28 days in Belgium, Germany and Austria. Held the Exhibition of Hiroshima and Nagasaki A-bomb Photo Posters and presented talks 32 times to 3,000 people Visited the U.S.A. for 10 days. Held the exhibition of Hiroshima and Nagasaki A-bomb Photo Posters and presented talks 6 times to 980 university, junior & senior high school students.
1997	Visited U.S.A., Canada and Germany for 36 days. Held the exhibition of Hiroshima and Nagasaki A-bomb Photo Poster and presented talks 43 times to 3,700 people Created English version website "Miyoko's Room".
1998	Visited the European UN headquarters in Geneva. Stayed 17 days in Europe. Presented talks on A-bomb experience and called for nuclear abolition with Joseph Rotblat, Nobel Peace Award winner, and Douglas Poche, former Canadian Ambassador of Disarmament, at the 2nd preparatory committee for the NPT conference organized by international NGOs. In Germany and Austria, held the exhibition of Hiroshima and Nagasaki A-bomb Photo Posters at junior and senior high schools and at universities. Presented story 5 times to 370 people.
1999	In May, completed English and Japanese version website "The Spirit of Hiroshima". Participated in the International Peace Conference in Hague, The Netherlands, for 11 days from May 6th till the 17th. Introduced updated web site (Japanese & English version) Visited Germany on way back. Talked about A-bomb experience 8 times to people in Germany and Austria.
2000	In May, attended the A-Bomb Exhibition held near the UN headquarters in New York where the UN Millennium Forum was held. In Detroit, held peace education classes and interviews for school children using picture-phone equipment. Visited Germany and Austria, made video tape in English and German. Spoke about experience 22 times to approx. 1,100 people in 29 days. In September, attended the "Hiroshima-Nagasaki A-bomb Exhibition" held at Santa Barbara, Ca. USA. Other than at the exhibition site, spoke 15 times to approx. 1,180 primary, junior & senior high school, and university students during 25 days from Sept. 3rd to the 27th. In November, gave talks at 2 universities and a junior high school to approx. 500 students in southern California area. (8 days)
2002	In September, joined the "Victims Speaking Tour" held in the U.S. on the first anniversary of the terrorist attack on N.Y. Visited 8 cities on the east coast (New York, Boston, etc.) Talked about experience and appeal for peace 9 times at a church, high schools and universities to approx. 2,740 people in 7 days (Sept 6th - 12th)
2003	In January, an "Asian Society Forum" was held at the 'Nizan'University in Hyderabad, India. Gave talks at the forum and at nearby junior & senior high schools and universities, a total of 9 times to approx. 2,750 people in 7 days (Jan.3rd - 9th). In September, participated in the Hiroshima-Nagasaki A-bomb Exhibition held at Emory University, Rev. Tanimoto's alma mater, in Atlanta, Georgia U.S.A. Forty eight photo panels and 41 drawings were displayed. Talked about experience at junior & senior high schools and universities 7 times to approx. 1,160 people for 4 days (Sept 14th - 17th).
20．November 22, 2004	gave the third distant lecture to some 100 high school students in the State of Ohio by a videophone
Dec.7,2004 - Aug.1,2005	Was hospitalized due to car accident when crossing the pedestrian crossing. Fractured hip bones and severe scars remain on right leg. At present
21．March 26, 2006	gave a lecture on her A-bombed experience to 63 graduate students from Harvard University when they visited in Hiroshima.
22．September 6 to 13, 2007	attended the International Symposium entitled ''The Artic: Mirror of Life - Religion, Science and the Environment'' in Greenland, and told some 160 participants her A-bombed experience and her thoughts on a nuclear incident occurred in Kashiwazaki, Japan.
23．September 8 to 11, 2008	paid a courtesy visit to Nobel Peace Center with Director of Peace Memorial Museum, and talked with Director of Nobel Peace Center about future cooperation. From September 9 to 11, told her story to more than 700 listeners from school children to adults in Volda Community. At the Atomic Bomb Seminar on September 11, received words of appreciation and encouragement for survivors' peace activities from Chair of Norwegian Nobel Committee and Director of Norwegian Nobel Institute.
Since retired from the Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation in 1993, visited 11 Western and Asian countries and stayed in those countries for 506 days. Held photo exhibitions of Atomic-bomb and told her A-bombed experience 413 times to some 35800 people in order to appeal for the abolition of nuclear weapons.

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