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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Onaga Temple

Though Onaga temple stood about 3,360 meters northeast of the hypocenter, the severe blast of atomic bomb destroyed the roofing of the temple.
Many people who escaped the burning city took refuge in the Onaga area. There the injured were given firth-aid treatmend.
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Honkawa National School

 Damage to this school, located almost directly below the atomic bomb's epicenter, was indescribable. Constructed of ferroconcrete, the school building was thought to be relatively safe, able to withstand incendiary and other conventional bombs. Due to the horrific blast pressure from the atomic bomb, however, the walls of the building collapsed, and the window frames and other accessories were strewn about. The building was burned throughout, leaving only the outer walls standing.
The completely burned-out building was used as a relief station for the survivors of bombing in the school yard, the corpses of many dead were arranged in heap.



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Yorozuyo Bridge

The shadow of a bridge railing that blocked the instanse thermal rays of the atomic bombing was left here. The shadows of ghe bridge's pollars and lowest iron bar of the railing were clearly imprinted on the asphalt. From the relative position of the shadows and the bridge, the direction from which the explosion took place could be determined. On the bridge, the shadows of people walking along at that time and their carts were all that remained.
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