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The Atomic Bombs and the Birth of The Nuclear Age
The dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki ushered in a Nuclear Age. A race to develop nuclear...
Read moreThe A-Bomb Dome – A World Peace Monument in Hiroshima, Japan
The building now known as the A-bomb Dome was designed by Czech architect Jen Letzel. Completed in April 1915, the...
Read moreHiroshima’s Commitment To Peace
“I smelled burning bodies.” “People’s skin had melted. They didn’t even look human.” This is what the atomic bomb survivors...
Read moreThe Children’s Peace Monument in Hiroshima
The Children’s Peace Monument stands in memory of all children who died as a result of the atomic bombing of...
Read moreNational Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims, Hiroshima
The National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims is an effort by the Japanese national government to remember...
Read moreHiroshima’s Peace Memorial Park
From the Edo period (1603-1868) through to the beginning of the Showa period (1926-1989) the area of the present-day Peace...
Read moreHiroshima – The Target of the World’s First Atomic Bomb
In 1931, the Manchurian Incident triggered tensions between China and Japan and, in 1937, these tensions expanded to all-out war...
Read moreThe City of Hiroshima before the Atomic Bomb
Founded as a castle town, Hiroshima developed into the urban centre of the Chigoku Region from the Meiji Era. In...
Read moreOkonomiyaki – Hiroshima’s Soul Food
Okonomiyaki is often described as a ‘Japanese pizza’ and the name literally means ‘cook it how you like’. It is...
Read moreHiroshima Imperial Military Headquarters
By the time the Sino-Japanese War broke out in August 1894, the extension of the Sanyo Railway to Hiroshima and...
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