29‏/12‏/2016

Peace Immersion in Nagasaki

Three must-visit places about the 1945 atomic bombing

By Sherilyn Siy

Community writer

The Remembrance Hall. At the end of the glass pillars is a registry shelf holding the names of all victims.

Nagasaki National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims

The ruins of Urakami Cathedral gives visitors a sense of the destructive power of the atomic bomb.

Haunting exhibit of a clock stopped at exactly 11:02.

Clothing exposed directly to the heat rays were scorched black.

Rice in a lunch box charred black from the fires after the bombing.

Nuclear stockpiles around the world at present.

Stroll through Peace Park which has received numerous peace monuments from around the world.

Ground zero marked by a cenotaph. Concentric circles symbolize how the explosion radiated out.

Relic of a section of an original wall of the Urakami Cathedral.

The Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum, the Nagasaki National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims, and the Peace Park were established to communicate what it’s like to live through a nuclear explosion so that hopefully, these horrific events will never happen again. Gruesome artifacts of the bombing transform into pieces of intense emotional power in the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum. Head next to the Nagasaki National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims to pay tribute, mourn the victims of the bombing, and offer prayers for peace. Water flows gently throughout the entire building and serves as a symbolic offering to the victims who died crying out desperately for water. Just a short walk from the museum and the memorial hall is Peace Park where you can find the hypocenter or ground zero of the bombing, marked by a cenotaph and steps in concentric circles. The park exhibits various peace monuments gifted by various countries around the world.