Hiroshima+Peace+Memorial+Park

The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park was originally opened on April 1, 1954. The park was dedicated to the legacy of the atomic bombing on Hiroshima. It was created on a strip of flat land that was made by the impact of the nuclear explosion. Originally, this land was the potical and commerical part of the area, a perfect place to drop the bomb. They decided not to rebuild this area.

It is said that the Peace Memorial Park isn't just used to memorialize victims, but to remember nuclear scares and promote world peace. Two annual ceremonies are held in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. The first one, the Peace Ceremony, is held within the park on the sixth of August. Later that night, the Lantern Festival is held in the park to send off the spirits of the victims of the bombing. The lanterns have peace messages on them. After that, the lanterns are sent adrift on the Motoyasu River.

There are three major buildings inside the the Peace Memorial Park: the Atomic Bomb Dome, the Children's Peace Monument, and a Rest House.