Ms. Hiroyo MURAYAMA

Ms. Hiroyo MURAYAMA (Japan, Buddhist)

After graduating from high school in Japan, she moved to the U.S. She graduated cum laude from the University of Houston with BFA in Interior Design and minor in Architecture.

After moving back to Japan, she has worked for International Interreligious Dialogue and Cooperation at External Affairs Group at Rissho Kosei-kai, the lay Buddhist organization.

She had been worked at the secretariat office of Religions for Peace Japan for 10 years. She had been active in interfaith activities and dialogue, as a Media and Communication Specialist and as a Program Coordinator for Women’s Committee, international relations, ban nuclear weapons, and refugees.

From December 2024, she began her role at the Secretariat Tokyo Office of Religions for Peace Asia as a Director of Program Management.