Learning about "peace" in atomic bombed city Nagasaki

<Why was the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki? 〉
Initially, the first target for dropping the atomic bomb was Kokura, Kyushu, but because the skies above Kokura were covered in clouds, the second target was changed to Nagasaki. Nagasaki was chosen as the site for the atomic bomb because it had not suffered much damage from air raids, making it easy to confirm the power and effectiveness of the atomic bomb, and because it was home to Mitsubishi Shipyard and other weapons factories and shipyards. It is believed that.

〈Severe damage caused by the atomic bomb〉
The atomic bomb exploded over Matsuyama-cho, Nagasaki City, causing severe damage to Nagasaki, and the intense heat rays and tremendous blast took away the beautiful city and the lives of its people in an instant. In the area within 1 km from the hypocenter, houses were destroyed to the point that their original forms were not preserved, and the large amount of radiation released during the explosion killed most of the unharmed A-bomb survivors, and the damage caused by the radiation had a serious impact on those who survived. and continues to threaten the health of atomic bomb survivors.

〈The power to live and the road to recovery〉
After the atomic bomb was dropped, Nagasaki was reduced to ashes, and it was said that no vegetation would grow there for the next 70 years.
However, after about a month, plants began to sprout and insects appeared. The people who found the will to live and started to rebuild, collected wood from the destroyed buildings, built huts, and began living there. The following year, municipal housing began to be built, and the city of Nagasaki gradually regained its vitality.

<Peace activities in Nagasaki>
Four years after the end of the war, the mayor of Nagasaki announced a "peace declaration." The citizens of Nagasaki, who had a strong desire for peace, began building the city with the aim of making it an international cultural city, with the slogan "Peace begins in Nagasaki." The Peace Park, the International House of Japan (currently the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum), and the Peace Memorial Statue, which became the symbol of the Peace Park, were built.
Every year on August 8th, the Peace Memorial Ceremony for the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Victims is held at the Nagasaki Peace Park to pray for the souls of the atomic bomb victims and to send a message to the world about the abolition of nuclear weapons and the realization of lasting peace.

Peace Park is located at the epicenter of the atomic bomb and on a small hill to the north. It was created with a vow to never repeat war and a wish for world peace.
Inside the park are Nagasaki's symbol of peace, the Peace Memorial Statue, the Wish Zone, which is home to the Peace Fountain, which was built with the wish for lasting world peace and the abolition of nuclear weapons, and the Learning Zone, which is home to the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum. '', and many people visit from Japan and abroad.
It is a spot where you can feel the preciousness of peace as time passes slowly.

The Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum was established to tell people around the world about the damage caused by the atomic bomb, the reconstruction of Nagasaki, and the promise of lasting peace without nuclear weapons. The exhibits inside the museum have stories based on themes such as ``August 1945, 8,'' ``Damage from the Atomic Bomb,'' and ``A World Without Nuclear Weapons,'' to convey the state of those days in an easy-to-understand manner and to send out wishes for peace.
The permanent exhibition room exhibits the stairs and water tank of the building that was actually exposed to the atomic bomb, as well as the recreated side wall of Urakami Cathedral. The many exhibits that give you a realistic feel of what it was like back then will make you realize once again the horror of the atomic bomb and war, and the gratitude for peace.