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Hiroshima is where the world’s first atomic bomb was dropped. Peace Park in the center of the city has the A-Bomb Dome, the A-Bomb Museum, the Cenotaph for the Atomic Bomb Victims, and more. All of these tell the reality of the atomic bombing. What kind of people come to this place of prayer? We looked at a year in the life of Peace Park. Kazuko Watanabe (78) visits the Atomic Bomb Memorial Mound in the park every day at dawn. We saw Mrs. Watanabe carefully raking the fallen leaves at the memorial mound and cleaning the flower stand. Some 70,000 unclaimed remains are enshrined here. Mrs. Watanabe, who has been volunteering for more than 20 years says,”You can say there are 70,000, but each and every one of them was a person who had a precious life with hope for a bright future. The atomic bomb cut that short.” Her sister-in-law, 14 at the time, went missing in the bombing and never returned home. Today, people from all walks of life visit this place of prayer. People come to take part in the “sennin kenka (flower-offering by 1,000 people)” on New Year’s Day at the Cenotaph for Atomic Bomb Victims. For 60 years, a Buddhist monk has been coming to the Atomic Bomb Memorial Mound on the sixth day of every month to read a sutra. Every day, a man reads witness accounts of Hibakusha at the Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall. As we continued our coverage, Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine began. Who came to Peace Park then? This program depicts the sentiments of HIROSHIMA through the people we met in Peace Park.
Hiroshima is where the world’s first atomic bomb was dropped. Peace Park in the center of the city has the A-Bomb Dome, the A-Bomb Museum, the Cenotaph for the Atomic Bomb Victims, and more. All of these tell the reality of the atomic bombing. What kind of people come to this place of prayer? We looked at a year in the life of Peace Park. Kazuko Watanabe (78) visits the Atomic Bomb Memorial Mound in the park every day at dawn. We saw Mrs. Watanabe carefully raking the fallen leaves at the memorial mound and cleaning the flower stand. Some 70,000 unclaimed remains are enshrined here. Mrs. Watanabe, who has been volunteering for more than 20 years says,”You can say there are 70,000, but each and every one of them was a person who had a precious life with hope for a bright future. The atomic bomb cut that short.” Her sister-in-law, 14 at the time, went missing in the bombing and never returned home. Today, people from all walks of life visit this place of prayer. People come to take part in the “sennin kenka (flower-offering by 1,000 people)” on New Year’s Day at the Cenotaph for Atomic Bomb Victims. For 60 years, a Buddhist monk has been coming to the Atomic Bomb Memorial Mound on the sixth day of every month to read a sutra. Every day, a man reads witness accounts of Hibakusha at the Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall. As we continued our coverage, Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine began. Who came to Peace Park then? This program depicts the sentiments of HIROSHIMA through the people we met in Peace Park.
The Nihon Hidankyo (the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations), a hibakusha organization, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2024. For generations, the hibakusha survivors have had a huge impact on the world, conveying not just their experiences of the atomic bombing, but al...
The giant salamander is a protected species of the nation and lives mainly in the Chugoku region. In April, 2022, it became a hot topic when one was discovered in the river right by the Atomic Bomb Dome, located only 4.5 kilometers from the mouth of the river. Why did the giant salamander, known as ...
Parents with disabled children worry about who will watch over their dear children after they pass away.
Kunai Yasuo, living in Hiroshima City, is raising two disabled children. The older brother, Masahiro, has autism, and the younger brother, Yuki, has both autism and intellectual disabilities. ...