Kanayama-cho

Kanayama-cho. Here was a district with many brothels.
There are interesting building. They made characteristic window.


!!CAUTION!!
Kanayama-cho is downtown and "YAKUZA"(gang) live nearby.
Walking and take pictures at your own risk.

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Hypocenter

Hypocenter

Carried to Hroshima from Tinian Island by the Enola Gay, a U.S. Army B-29 bomber, the first atomic bomb used in history of humankind exploded approximately 580 meters above this spot. The city below was hit by heat rays of approximately 3,000to 4,000℃ along with a blast wind and radiation. Most people in the area lost their lives instantly. The time was 8:15 a.m., August 6, 1945.
(Quote from relief)


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The Sarugaku-cho Neighborhood

The Sarugaku-cho Neighborhood

For centuries, since Hiroshima was a bustling castle town, Sarugakucho was a lively and diverse neighborhood known for noh actors, artisans, physicians, and shops of all types and sizes.
At 8:15 on the morning of August 6, 1945, the first atomic bomb used against humankind exploded about 580 meters above Shima Hospital in Saiku-machi, utterly destroying all people and property below it. Among the burned ruins stood the skeletal remains of the Hiroshima Prefecturel Industrail Promotion Hall (now, the A-bomb Dome), a grim reminder of what had been.

(Quote from relief)



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Former Site of the Second Hiroshima Miritary Hospital

Former Site of the Second Hiroshima Miritary Hospital

The Second Hiroshima Miritary Hospital stood at the northwest end of Moto-machi an area with rows of miritary facilities. On the day of the atomic bombing, there were 330 employees and 750 patients inside the hospital. As a result of the explosion, the building was destroyed and went up in flames, resulting in heavy casualties. The few surviving employees constructed shelters made from straw mats and sheets of galvanized steel along the bank of the Ota River, where the beauty of the cherry trees had been a constant source of comfort for the patients. This shelter served as a first aid stasion where numerous victims were treated.

(Quote from relief)


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