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.
Pass down a story
20214.30upNow, many people are giving their A-bomb testimonies. I think that we, who were third-graders at the time of the A-bombing, might be the last generation who can talk about what we witnessed.
A-bomb survivor
Yoko Wada
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20228.22upWhen my mother said to me,“Keiko-chan, death isn’t terrible. It isn’t frightening,” I thought, “Oh, that airplane is going to drop a bomb. And then, I’ll die.” Looking back now, it is amazing that a nine-year-old girl prepared for her death, then.
A-bomb survivor
Keiko Nakagawa
Succeed to history
20196.15upI would like the children I am teaching to be people who can give other people an opportunity to get involved in peace activities.
Hiroshima City elementary school teacher
Emi Imada
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a story[Vol.6]Reibun Kayo
I am doing my activity as a prayer for the repose of the souls of the deceased in the A-bombing.
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a story[Vol.5]Nao Fukuoka
I would like to see what "handing down survivors'experiences" means from the viewpoint of youth.
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a story[Vol.8]Yoshiko Kajimoto
I will be happy if one person gets motivated by my storytelling, one person out of a group of 50.
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a story[Vol.7]Yoshio Sato
I want to tell people that using nuclear weapons only ends up in a cruel disaster like the one I experienced.
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a story[Vol.6]Tadashi Matsumoto
I had thought that I was not qualified to tell my experiences because I felt guilty.
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a story[Vol.5]Fusae Nishitomi
I have never seen such a red, beautiful, round thing.
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a story[Vol.4]Yumie Hirano
As a person living in Hiroshima, I would like to convey my hope for the abolition of nuclear weapons.
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a story[Vol.3]HIROSHIMA SPEAKS OUT
Hope to Convey What Happened in Hiroshima by Translating into English
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a story[Vol.2]Yasukazu Narahara
Conveying Our Thoughts
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a story[Vol.4]Director Kubota’s grandmother
“We only have one life to live.” Can you find your dream in life while at the same time killing people in war?
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a story[Vol.3]Akito Kono
No Conflict with Love and Physical Contact
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a story[Vol.2]Emiko Okada
I hope that people who were born into this peaceful world take action for the future.
About
"Interviews with HIROSHIMA memory keepers" is a part of project that Hiroshima「」– 3rd Generation Exhibition: Succeeding to History
We have recorded interviews with A-bomb survivors, A-bomb Legacy Successors, and peace volunteers since 2015.
What are Hiroshima memory keepers feeling now, and what are they trying to pass on?
What can we learn from the bombing of Hiroshima? What messages can we convey to the next generation? Please share your ideas.
