Kiyoshi Tanimoto author biography, plus links to books by Kiyoshi Tanimoto.

Kiyoshi Tanimoto

Kiyoshi Tanimoto (1909–1986) was a Japanese Methodist minister who was educated in part in the United States, studying at the Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. Shortly after returning to Japan, in 1943, he moved to Hiroshima to become pastor of the Nagarekawa Methodist Church, and was later profiled in John Hersey's Hiroshima. Tanimoto became a well-known speaker and proponent of peace in both Japan and the United States, and dedicated the rest of his life to helping Hiroshima victims, telling their stories, and advocating for an end to nuclear warfare.

This biography was last updated on 08/04/2026.

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