Junior high school students explain atomic bombing to American teachers at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
Jul. 15, 2015
by Satoshi Fujita, Staff Writer
On July 7, about 80 third-year students from Mihara Junior High School (attached to Hiroshima University), located in the city of Mihara, Hiroshima Prefecture, came to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and described the conditions of the atomic bombing to 27 American teachers now visiting Japan.
The students were divided into 20 groups and offered explanations in English as they toured the park, stopping at such sites as trees which survived the atomic bombing and the Peace Memorial Museum. Shiori Amano, 14, said, “Even if Japanese and Americans hold different views of the war and the atomic bombings, I think they took in our message that we all have the same wish for a peaceful world.”
Students from this school have been guiding international visitors to the Peace Memorial Park since 2004 with the idea of learning more about peace issues and improving their English ability. The group of 27 visitors from the United States are involved in education, including teachers from junior high schools and high schools. They are in Hiroshima to research peace education and for other reasons.
Anne Prescott, 54, a researcher of peace issues at Smith College in Massachusetts, said, “Children learning about the atomic bombing and sharing this information with others is a valuable activity. I plan to make use of what I’ve learned in Hiroshima after I return to the U.S.”
(Originally published on July 8, 2015)
On July 7, about 80 third-year students from Mihara Junior High School (attached to Hiroshima University), located in the city of Mihara, Hiroshima Prefecture, came to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and described the conditions of the atomic bombing to 27 American teachers now visiting Japan.
The students were divided into 20 groups and offered explanations in English as they toured the park, stopping at such sites as trees which survived the atomic bombing and the Peace Memorial Museum. Shiori Amano, 14, said, “Even if Japanese and Americans hold different views of the war and the atomic bombings, I think they took in our message that we all have the same wish for a peaceful world.”
Students from this school have been guiding international visitors to the Peace Memorial Park since 2004 with the idea of learning more about peace issues and improving their English ability. The group of 27 visitors from the United States are involved in education, including teachers from junior high schools and high schools. They are in Hiroshima to research peace education and for other reasons.
Anne Prescott, 54, a researcher of peace issues at Smith College in Massachusetts, said, “Children learning about the atomic bombing and sharing this information with others is a valuable activity. I plan to make use of what I’ve learned in Hiroshima after I return to the U.S.”
(Originally published on July 8, 2015)
