INTERVIEWS WITH HIROSHIMA MEMORY KEEPERS INTERVIEWS WITH HIROSHIMA MEMORY KEEPERS

What are Hiroshima memory keepers feeling now,
and trying to pass on?
Records of interviews with An A-bomb survivors,
A-bomb Legacy Successor, and peace volunteers.

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Succeed to history

20186.25up

I believe successors have to convey the facts objectively and unemotionally to the next generation.

A-bomb Legacy Successor

Michiko Yamaoka

Michiko Yamaokaさん
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Pass down a story

20177.29up

Thinking about the A-bombing is thinking about humans.

A-bomb survivor

Iwao Nakanishi

Iwao Nakanishiさん
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Succeed to history

20213.22up

We put much emphasis on asking the participants questions and having a dialogue, rather than conveying information to them one-sidedly.

Peace Education Director, Education Division, Peace Culture Village (NPO)

Haruki Yamaguchi

Haruki Yamaguchiさん
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Pass down a story - Succeed to history

Pass down
a story
[Vol.12]Hisako Kimura

Hisako Kimuraさん
20187.16up

Listen sincerely to survivors and think about what you can do for yourself.
To think about your future is the duty of young people living in the victim country of the atomic bombs.

Pass down
a story
[Vol.14]Michiko Yamaoka

Michiko Yamaokaさん
20186.25up

I believe successors have to convey the facts objectively and unemotionally to the next generation.

Pass down
a story
[Vol.13]Yukimi Dohi

Yukimi Dohiさん
20186.7up

I think it is important for us to know and remember what A-bomb survivors experienced, but at the same time, it is important to know that there were a lot of people who couldn’t even talk about their experiences.

Pass down
a story
[Vol.12]Hiroko Nishimura

Hiroko Nishimuraさん
20185.19up

I wanted to use my own words to pass down what had happened in Hiroshima at the A-bombing to children who will bear the burden of the future.

Pass down
a story
[Vol.11]Iwao Nakanishi

Iwao Nakanishiさん
20177.29up

Thinking about the A-bombing is thinking about humans.

Pass down
a story
[Vol.10]Syouso Kawamoto

Syouso Kawamotoさん
20177.28up

There were about 2,000 children who didn’t survive, even though they weren’t exposed to the A-bombing. I decided to be a storyteller to let people know what real war was like for them.

Pass down
a story
[Vol.9]Meiko Kurihara

Meiko Kuriharaさん
20177.27up

I have been grateful to those foreign students from the bottom of my heart. They always helped and supported us. We were comforted and encouraged by them.

Pass down
a story
[Vol.11]Mrs.S

Mrs.Sさん
20177.27up

History goes on, and the past and the present are never separated. We need to realize it and pass what happened down to the next generation.

Pass down
a story
[Vol.10]Sachiko Nishioka

Sachiko Nishiokaさん
20177.22up

I’ll convey survivors’ A-bomb experiences not in their copied words but in my own words by understanding their spirits, so that my words will stay in the minds of the next generation.

Pass down
a story
[Vol.9]“Kanabun,” pen name

“Kanabun,” pen nameさん
20177.21up

Don’t quit learning about war, please, though you feel scared.
Please tell people around you about war that occurred in the past.

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a story
[Vol.8]Chika Fujisawa

Chika Fujisawaさん
20167.16up

I haven’t experienced war, so I can talk about the atomic bombing with the same viewpoint as young people, which I think is significant.

Pass down
a story
[Vol.7]Kouichi Ishiwata

Kouichi Ishiwataさん
20167.15up

You should act and see by yourself. I think, “Action changes the future.”