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Support for writing testimonies of atomic bomb experiences
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Because the atomic bomb survivors (hibakusha) growing older, the Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims has been providing support for the writing of atomic bomb testimonies,
the purpose of which is to help those who would like to record a written account of their memory of the bombing, but feel that they cannot document it by themselves.
Peace Memorial Hall staff go to the home of the hibakusha to listen to the atomic bomb experience and record it as a testimony.
The project has been in operation since 2006, with 71 interviews conducted as of 2011.
In 2010 ten people were interviewed, and their atomic bombing memoirs gradually completed.
The accounts are now on display in the Peace Memorial Hall.
They are also being displayed in event exhibitions and are shown on the homepage, as well as being provided to public agencies.
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Interviewing hibakusha
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For the hibakusha, the experiences of 67 years ago are always in their mind, as if they occurred only yesterday.
They speak of the tragedy of that time as if drawing deeply from the darkest recesses of their memory.
Although these are experiences that they have kept to themselves and would rather not recall, they apply to have them recorded, feeling that it is their mission to leave such memoirs for future generations.
At the Peace Memorial Hall, approximately 130,000 atomic bomb testimonies are currently available to read, including those recorded through this project.
Please come to experience the words and the emotions of the hibakusha for yourself.
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(Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims)
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