Hiroshima Prefecture faces out
on the Seto Inland Sea. The prefecture includes 138 islands, large and
small, that are in the Inland Sea. One of them is Miyajima Island, which
has been considered an island of the gods since ancient times, and where
Taira no Kiyomori built Itsukushima Jinja Shrine during the Heian period.
When the tide is full, this structure appears to be floating on the surface
of the sea.
The atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, and 140,000 people were killed (estimate, as of the end of December 1945). The place where the atomic bomb fell has now become the Peace Memorial Park. This contains the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, which conveys a sense of what the atomic bomb was like, and a memorial monument to those who died by the atomic bomb. The Atomic Bomb Dome is still left in its ruined state today in order to show the horror of the atomic bomb.
The atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, and 140,000 people were killed (estimate, as of the end of December 1945). The place where the atomic bomb fell has now become the Peace Memorial Park. This contains the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, which conveys a sense of what the atomic bomb was like, and a memorial monument to those who died by the atomic bomb. The Atomic Bomb Dome is still left in its ruined state today in order to show the horror of the atomic bomb.
An atomic bomb was dropped on
Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, and as many as 140,000 people were killed.
On August 9, another atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, killing about
70,000 people. Since that time, more people have died every year from
illnesses caused by exposure to atomic bomb radiation.
August 6 was designated genbaku no hi in order to express opposition to nuclear weapons and pray for peace. Memorial services are held at Hiroshima and in every other region of Japan. Every year, ceremonies for peace are held on August 6 in Hiroshima and August 9 in Nagasaki, and these ceremonies are televised. In order to pray for world peace and for the repose of the people who have been victims of the atomic bomb, the participants observe a minute of silence at the precise time that the atomic bomb was dropped. Then the mayor reads out a heiwa sengen (Peace Declaration).
August 6 was designated genbaku no hi in order to express opposition to nuclear weapons and pray for peace. Memorial services are held at Hiroshima and in every other region of Japan. Every year, ceremonies for peace are held on August 6 in Hiroshima and August 9 in Nagasaki, and these ceremonies are televised. In order to pray for world peace and for the repose of the people who have been victims of the atomic bomb, the participants observe a minute of silence at the precise time that the atomic bomb was dropped. Then the mayor reads out a heiwa sengen (Peace Declaration).
World War II ended for Japan on
August 15, 1945. Various events are held every year to commemorate this
day. The national memorial service for the war dead, which is shown in
the photograph, is a government-sponsored event, and it has taken place
in Tokyo since 1963. His Majesty the Emperor, Her Majesty the Empress,
government officials, and families of people who died in the war take
part. This ceremony includes a moment of silence in which to pray for
peace and the repose of the many people who died in the war, and addresses
by His Majesty the Emperor and the Prime Minister.
In 1982, the government designated this the day of memorials for the war dead and prayers for peace.
In 1982, the government designated this the day of memorials for the war dead and prayers for peace.
MIYAJIMA PICTURES
