Chugoku Shimbun　August 6, 1999 Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima City

Deepens the meaning, "Succession to the A-bomb Experiences"

Hiroshima City commemorates "Memorial Day" as it marks the 54th anniversary of the A-bombing today. The 20th century has been a century of wars and nuclear weapons that were created in this century. People have not succeeded in escaping from the fear of nuclear weapons. The survivors, who are aging more than ever, have remained determined to tell their stories to eliminate nuclear weapons and wish for peace. In order to make the 21st century a century without nuclear weapons, the duty to succeed to their experiences is carrying more weight and importance. The number of people continued to grow today in Peace Memorial Park to pray for "World Peace".

People visiting at the A-bomb Cenotaph to pray for peace for the souls of victims before the morning breaks
(2:05am)

(2:05am)

Form the early morning, people continued to visit to pay respect at the Monument in Memory of the Korean Victims of the Atomic Bomb, which was recently relocated to the Peace Memorial Park.
(5:40am)

Lines of tombstones erected in the temple near the A-bomb done, engraving "A-bombed on August 6th, 1945".

Encouraging evidence, the succession of the A-bomb experience can be seen in this picture; a grandmother and her grandchild, offering a prayer to the souls of their families who died in the bombing.
(7:30am)

Some 50,000 people attended the city's "Peace Memorial Ceremony For A-bomb Victims" to commemorate the 54th anniversary of the world's first A-bombing and mourned for the victims who perished in the 1945 blast.
(8:00am)

Attendants, listening attentively to Hiroshima Mayor, Tadatoshi Akiba's Peace Declaration.
(8:17am)

School children, listening to Hiroshima Mayor Akiba's Peace Declaration on TV, in the shade of a tree in the Peace Memorial Park.
(8:20)

A-bomb done lighted up by the "Peace Candles" with prayers for peace
(7:25 p.m.)

"Lantern Floating" on the water of Motoyasu River. This memorial ceremony deepens the meaning of learning from the A-bomb experiences.
(7:35 p.m.)

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	People visiting at the A-bomb Cenotaph to pray for peace for the souls of victims before the morning breaks (2:05am)
	(2:05am)
	Form the early morning, people continued to visit to pay respect at the Monument in Memory of the Korean Victims of the Atomic Bomb, which was recently relocated to the Peace Memorial Park. (5:40am)
	Lines of tombstones erected in the temple near the A-bomb done, engraving "A-bombed on August 6th, 1945".
	Encouraging evidence, the succession of the A-bomb experience can be seen in this picture; a grandmother and her grandchild, offering a prayer to the souls of their families who died in the bombing. (7:30am)
	Some 50,000 people attended the city's "Peace Memorial Ceremony For A-bomb Victims" to commemorate the 54th anniversary of the world's first A-bombing and mourned for the victims who perished in the 1945 blast. (8:00am)
	Attendants, listening attentively to Hiroshima Mayor, Tadatoshi Akiba's Peace Declaration. (8:17am)
	School children, listening to Hiroshima Mayor Akiba's Peace Declaration on TV, in the shade of a tree in the Peace Memorial Park. (8:20)
	A-bomb done lighted up by the "Peace Candles" with prayers for peace (7:25 p.m.)
	"Lantern Floating" on the water of Motoyasu River. This memorial ceremony deepens the meaning of learning from the A-bomb experiences. (7:35 p.m.)