Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital & Iron Window Frames bent by the A-bomb blast

This three-story reinforced concrete hospital was destroyed by the viorent blast generated by the atomic bomb. Only the outer shell of the building remained.
At the time, part of the hospital was being used as a branch of the Hiroshima Army Hospital. All of the X-ray film stored in the basement was exposed, testifying to the fact that the bomb was atomic.
The doctors and nurses who survived the bombing used the sparse supplies that remained to continue providing treatment to other survivors who had gathered here for help.




These iron window frames are from the third floor of the North side of the old main building, located 1.5 km from the hypocenter. An intense blast caused by the explosion of the atomic bomb swept through the building, bending the window frames inward on the North side (facing the hypocenter) and outward on the West side. The frames were moved here and preserved, so as to pass on to following generations an awaerness of the cruelty of the A-bombing.

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Oshiba National Elementary School

The moment the A-bomb was dropped,the north wing of this two-stroy wooden school building and the auditorium were totally destroyed.  The new south wing happened to be aligned vertically to the hypocenter, which saved it from collapse. Many were injured, but no one in the school died immediately. Injured people in the area froched to the school, which became a relief  station and began offering first aid treatment on August 7, 1945.


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Hiroshima Station

The station yard roof and the waiting room located in front of the main entrance were destroyed as a result of the first atomic bombing in history. The station building was engulfed in flames and totally destroyed, killing and injuring large numbers of travelers and station employees. However, due to the untiring efforts of the employees who survived, the restoration process was soon underway. The Ujina line was back in operation on August 7 and the Sanyo line was partially opened on August 8, providing refuge for the survivors and the transportation of supplies.


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The First National People's School (elementary school)

The atomic bomb crushed the north wing of wooden school. The other wings and the auditorium were spared, though the window frames and glass were destroyed. After the bombing, the east wing and auditorium became a temporary relief station where numerous survivors were accommodated and cared for until early that October.


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The Ruins of the Hiroshima Gas Co ltd.

This 3-story, 1-basement ferro-concrete building was destroyed by the bomb except for a portion on the south side. All 35 workers in the building at the time died. The instense bomb blast crushed all the ceilings and floors down to the first floor level


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Area Around the Former Zakoba-cho District

Near the end of World War Ⅱ, building demolition was undertaken throughout the city to clear away wooden structures to prevent the spread of fires caused by air attacks. The work was carried out by many mobilized students from national elementary schools, girls' schools, as well as the Volunteer army Corps comprised of neighborhood groups and office workers. On the day the atomic bomb was dropped, August 6, 1945, about 2,500 students were working in Zakoba-cho(currently:Kokutaiji-machi 1 chome), where most of their lives were tragically sacrificed.


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Dhashi Area

Toward the end of the Second World War, wooden structures were dismantled in verious areas of the city to prevent the spread of fire from air raids. Volunteer corps including people from neighboring groups and workplaces, and school children from national schools, girls' schools, and old-system junior high schools were mobilized to carry out this work. On the day of the atomic bombing, large numbers of volunteer corps members and approximately 1,800 school children were mobilized inthe Dhashi area (Koami-cho, Nishishin-machi, Sakai-machi) to carry out the 6th stage of dismantling buildings. Most of those participating in this demolition work perished as a result of the first atomic bombing in the history of making.

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