The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park is visited by more than one million people each year. [1] The park is there in memory of the victims of the nuclear attack on August 6, 1945, in which the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. [2]

Hiroshima's Peace Memorial Park (平和記念公園, Heiwa Kinen Kōen) is one of the most prominent features of the city. Even visitors not looking for it will likely stumble upon the large park of over 120,000 square meters.

The Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) is designated as a historic site under Japanese 1950 Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties, and is managed by Hiroshima City under the guidance by the Hiroshima Prefectural Government and the Government of Japan.

May 12, 2020 · A tranquil green space between two rivers that was once the site of an unprecedented tragedy, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park is an essential part of understanding Hiroshima City’s history. Here’s how to plan your visit.

The Hiroshima Peace Memorial (広島平和記念碑, Hiroshima Heiwa Kinenhi), originally the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall, and now commonly called the Genbaku Dome, Atomic Bomb Dome or A-Bomb Dome (原爆ドーム, Genbaku Dōmu), is part of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan, and was designated a UNESCO World ...

Aug 29, 2014 · On Aug. 6, 1945, at 8:15 a.m., the United States of America dropped the first atomic bomb ever used in history on Hiroshima, over what is now Peace Memorial Park. It's estimated that at the time of the bombing, Nakajima-cho was home to 6,500 people.

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park is a vast park in the center of Hiroshima city, built near the hypocenter in hopes of lasting world peace. Within the park, you will find the Atomic Bomb Dome, a World Heritage Site, the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, which exhibits the state of Hiroshima at the time of the atomic bombing, the Cenotaph for the ...

Jan 1, 2010 · Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, located in the center of Hiroshima City was built in its current location near the hypocenter of the atomic bombing during WWII on August 6, 1945, in hopes of creating lasting world peace.

May 20, 2016 · An introduction to Hiroshima’s Peace Memorial Park, which commemorates the bombing of the city with numerous monuments and facilities.

Now known as the Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Dome , the structure is the first thing you will see when visiting the Peace Memorial Park located across the Motoyasu River. On August 6, 1945, the first ever atomic bomb was detonated over Hiroshima, resulting in the deaths of upwards of 146,000 people.