Hiroshima students create “shadow pictures” based on A-bomb survivors’ accounts
Aug. 9, 2012
The “social issues club” at Hiroshima Johoku Junior High and High School, located in Higashi Ward, Hiroshima, is engaged in learning about issues related to peace and human rights.
The club, comprised of about 20 members, has held a gathering to pray for the fallen Korean laborers who were forced to help build the Kobo Dam in the city of Shobara [north of Hiroshima] during World War II as well as a study session to learn more about nuclear energy. The club members, along with students from other schools, are also involved in creating “shadow pictures” based on the accounts of atomic bomb survivors. Every August 5 and 6 their pictures can be seen at the east end of the Motoyasu Bridge in Naka Ward. Viewers of the display have found it very moving.
The club is also focused on listening to the experiences of A-bomb survivors and survivors of the war. They listen to the memories of elderly people from the neighborhood and take part in a gathering, held every August 6, in which testimonies of the atomic bombing are shared. The leader of the club, Nozomu Shintani, 17, told us: “They’re all survivors of the same bombing, but their feelings about peace are different so it’s valuable to hear their accounts directly. I hope younger students will carry on our activities.” (Junichi Akiyama, 16 and Daichi Ishii, 15)
(Originally Published on June 12, 2012)
The club, comprised of about 20 members, has held a gathering to pray for the fallen Korean laborers who were forced to help build the Kobo Dam in the city of Shobara [north of Hiroshima] during World War II as well as a study session to learn more about nuclear energy. The club members, along with students from other schools, are also involved in creating “shadow pictures” based on the accounts of atomic bomb survivors. Every August 5 and 6 their pictures can be seen at the east end of the Motoyasu Bridge in Naka Ward. Viewers of the display have found it very moving.
The club is also focused on listening to the experiences of A-bomb survivors and survivors of the war. They listen to the memories of elderly people from the neighborhood and take part in a gathering, held every August 6, in which testimonies of the atomic bombing are shared. The leader of the club, Nozomu Shintani, 17, told us: “They’re all survivors of the same bombing, but their feelings about peace are different so it’s valuable to hear their accounts directly. I hope younger students will carry on our activities.” (Junichi Akiyama, 16 and Daichi Ishii, 15)
(Originally Published on June 12, 2012)
