 |
| At 8 :15 a.m. on August 6 in 1945, the Atomic Bomb was dropped on Hiroshima
first in the history of the world. This picture was drawn in 1974 by the
person who witnessed the " mushroom cloud " from a far-away mountain
village 20 miles north of Hiroshima. Under the " mushroom cloud
," the whole Hiroshima city was burnt to the ground and about twenty
thousand people died |
| ☆ ☆ ☆ The thunder cloud looking like an atomic cloud ! ☆ ☆ ☆ |
 |
This is a picture of a small fire prevention water tank crowded with
dead bodies. Most part of Hiroshima city was wrapped in fire a little while
after the Atomic Bomb was dropped. Many people rushed to these small fire
prevention water tanks to avoid flames of fire and burnt to death. |
|
☆ ☆ ☆ A water tank crowded with dead bodies under the blazing sun ☆ ☆ ☆ |
 |
|
This is a photo of students who visited the A-bomb blast center on a school
excursion and are getting their photograph in commemoration of their visit
to A-bomb blast center. They are standing in front of the Statue of A-bomb
Child . Their visit to Hiroshima on a school excursion is usually planned
in many schools as a part of peace education. |
|
☆ ☆ ☆ |
 |
This is a photograph of Ryuto-e ( ceremony of floating lit paper lanterns ). Every year, at the night of August 6, people float lit paper lanterns on the Motoyasu River flowing beside the "Atomic Dome." This is one of the ceremonies to mourn for the souls of the atomic victims. |
| ☆ ☆ ☆ A-bomb blast center floating lit paper lanterns become a light belt ☆ ☆ ☆ |