Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima
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Peace Memorial Park - Cenotaph for Korean Victims
It's a little known fact that 20,000 Koreans (10% of those who perished) were killed on that fateful summer day. Most of them had been brought to Japan as forced labour. The inscription on the Cenotaph for Korean Victims reads: "The Korean victims were given no funerals or memorial services and their spirits hovered for years unable to pass on to heaven." It's significant to note that for 29 years, the cenotaph remained outside the park as even today, Koreans and their descendants still face discrimination in Japan. But in 1999, Hiroshima's mayor, calling for an end to prejudice against the Korean residents in Japan, gave the memorial a new home within Peace Memorial Park and its a fitting tribute. [more] |
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Peace Memorial Park - Overview
Located in the centre of Hiroshima, Peace Memorial Park (Heiwa Koen) is impossible to miss as it’s signposted from all over the city, including in English. Upon arrival, the first structure that caught my gaze was the A-Bomb Dome, the skeletal ruins of the former Industrial Promotion Hall, left as a visual reminder of the death and destruction caused by the atomic bomb. Across the river is the park; it takes about 10 minutes to walk from its northern end to the museum. There’s a lot to see and contemplate in the park and I’ve dealt with those memorials separately. Needless to say, visiting Peace Memorial Park is a sobering and depressing experience but it's perhaps a necessary one. [more] |
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Nearby
Attractions | |
| 1. Statue of the A-Bomb Children | 0.00 mi |
| 2. Memorial Cenotaph | 0.00 mi |
| 3. Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum | 1.30 mi |
| See all Attractions in Hiroshima | |
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