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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Koheibashi Bridge

Koheibashi Bridge
Koheibashi Bridge was built in 1933 to connect the Army Enginieer Fifth Regiment base in Hakushima(present site of Yasuda Girl's Junior and Senior High School) with the Ushita drill ground. The Hakushima district was burned to the ground by the atomic bomb except the vicinity of the Army Engineer Base. The bridge suffered only mild damages, so many survivors fled across it to safety.

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Hiroshima City Hall Main Building

Hiroshima City Hall Main Building

The Hiroshima City Hall Main Building was a four story, reinforced concrete structure which also housed the headquarters of Hiroshima Prefecture Air Defense. Preparations for containing incendiary bomb fires, including the dismanting of reardy buildings, had left the surrounding area vacant. However, as a result of the first atomic bombing in history, the building was engulfed in raging flames, burning most of the interior and claiming the lives of a large number of employees inside. After the flames abated, the site became a temporary aid station for scores of survivors from around the area who had been seeking help.

Old City Hall Exhibition RoomThe Old City Hall Exhibition Room, in order to convey the realities of the atomic bombing to future generations, displays materials which record the effects of the atomic bombing on the previous Hiroshima City Hall.
Pools are located above the four corners of this exhibition room. Because Hiroshima is striving to create a city with abundant water, green space, and clture, these pools impart an appearance fitting for a structure located in the center of Hiroshima City Hall. These pools were also installed with the intention of comforting the souls of the atomic bomb victims, many of whom died while cying out for water.
Additionally, original stones of the previous city hall remaining after the atomic bombing have been utilized in the abovegrand portion of the exhibition room, in the pool borders, and in the courtyard to the front of this structure.
(Quote from relief)

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