Dans le parc du Memorial de la Paix d'Hiroshima, il existe un autre batiment atomise en plus du Dome de la Bombe A. Il s'agit de ≪ la Aire de repos dans le Parc du Mémorial de la Paix ≫ qui sert actuellement d'office de tourisme mais aussi de zone de repos, construite en 1929 elle etait a l'epoque une boutique de kimono. Le survivant qui etait...

La ruelle situee a l'arriere de la principale rue commercante est un lieu ou se croisent de nombreux promeneurs et touristes en quete de boutiques de souvenirs. Il subsiste dans cette rue ou flotte un petit parfum retro, une rangee de maisons anciennes appelee Machiya-dori. Le charme d'antan est toujours present et la rue est restee telle qu'e...

La cite portuaire de Tomonoura se situe dans la ville de Fukuyama, un ancien port historique qui date de plus d'un millenaire. Pendant longtemps, elle s'est appuyee sur la forte activite de son port, un veritable pivot dans le transport pour diverses industries, pour accroitre sa richesse et sa prosperite. Tomonoura a conserve son visage d'ant...

It is the original work performed by Hongo Shin, a sculptor who has been making a number of monuments including " Wadatsumi's statue" all of which are highly expressive of human love, It was founded by Hiroshima City Ladies Union in August 5th of 1960. The bronze statue is the image of a mother, who is trying to overcome difficulties, clinging...

This bell has been constructed by "A-bomb Victims Hiroshima Higankessho-no-kai Union" on September 20th, 1964. They carved a world map with no borer lines on the bell. This world map symbolizes the slogan of "One world". The bell was designed in a form of a logo expressing the need to ban atomic and hydrologic power, and on the opposite side o...

Hiroshima branch of old Japan Bank is founded in the center of the city. The building was established in August 1936 and bears the damages of the war to this very present day. The building stands near ground zero, at a distance of 380m. The strong building structure enabled the bank to sustain its original structure almost perfectly. When the ...

Hiroshima castle is a typical flat castle that was constructed by Mouri Terumoto, who was one of the most significant servants ("Godairou") of Hideyoshi Toyotomi. Fukushima family and later Asano family lived there during the Edo era. This castle tower was designated as National Treasure in 1931 (Showa 6). It was destroyed by atomic bomb. Late...

The atomic bomb exploded 132 degree 27 minutes 27 seconds at 600m height. It exploded above Shima Hospital located at Saikumachi in Hiroshima city. Shima hospital was built in 1933 as a two story brick building in modern style, and had expressive poles on each side of the entrance and circle windows. Today, the explanation board explaining the...

This fire of hope for eternal world peace designed by Tange Kenzo who was the professor of Tokyo University back then has never burned out since August 1st, 1964. The pedestal was designed to suggest two hands pressed together at the wrist and bent back so that the palms point up to the sky. It has become the symbol of Anti-nuclear weapons, se...

After Sasaki Sadako's death (12 years old), a campaign started, commemorating the spirits of children victims of the A-bomb and raising funds to build a memorial for Sadako and all of the children who died from the effects of the atomic bomb. Later, the news spread over the world, and people from all over the world visit the "Children's Peace ...

Hiroshima is the first city in the world to suffer from a nuclear attack. This is the Memorial Cenotaph hoping to reconstruct the ruined Hiroshima as a peaceful city. Ex-professor of Tokyo University, Tange Kenzo, designed the monument and its saddle-shaped roof in the hope of protecting those victims from the rain. The cenotaph carries an epi...

The A-bomb Dome, enlisted as a World Heritages since 1996, was originally "Hiroshima Prefecture Industrial Promotion Center" which exhibited specialties. People started calling the building "A-bomb Dome" from somewhere down the line after the exposure to A-bomb. It has become a symbol of hope and peace, demanding the abolition of nuclear weapo...