The ceremony was attended by more than 30 descendants of Polish children saved by the Japanese Red Cross a 100 years ago.
A letter with a message for the relief unveiling ceremony was sent by the Polish President Andrzej Duda - while Princess Hisako Takamado attended the event as a representative of the Japanese Imperial Court.
The relief, created on the wall of the Fukudenkai centre to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Poland's 'Siberian Orphans' arrival in Japan, is based upon an enlargement of a historic photo depicting these children, found in the archives of the Japanese Red Cross.
The descendants of the Polish children saved by the Japanese in the 1920s came to attend the ceremony from Poland, Canada, United Kingdom, the USA and Australia.
President Andrzej Duda's letter was read by special ambassador Beata Daszyńska-Muzyczka.
The Polish president thanked Japan for saving the Polish orphans a hundred years ago - and recalled that after the atomic bomb explosion in Nagasaki, Polish Franciscan monks from the Saint Maksymilian Maria Kolbe mission were among the first to help the victims.
Meanwhile, Princess Takamado expressed her gratitude for remembering Japan's humanitarian aid - and for the help provided by our country during the earthquakes that hit Japan over the last 30 years.
On behalf of the descendants of the rescued children, Anna Domaradzka expressed thankfulness for the help provided.
Paweł Hałaburdzin, a grandson of then-15-year-old Piotr rescued by the Japanese in the 1920s, said: "It is a great thing to be able to participate in the celebrations in Fukudenkai - and visit the places that shaped my grandfather's life".
The ceremony was organised by the Polish Embassy in Japan, the Fukudenkai Social Welfare Center and the Japanese Red Cross.
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Source: IAR