Hiroshima Bombing Story | Tour around the Atomic Hypocenter ★ ONLY in JAPAN

[Music] only Japan welcome to Hiroshima it's been about 75 years since the bomb was dropped its impact felt for generations which is why I'm here city can't erase its past but it can build on its long history move to the next chapter which is what I think is happening in Hiroshima today this is the last generation that will grow up hearing first-hand accounts of the bomb and its aftermath the red sky the black rain and the tragedy is to follow the third generation is now the one sharing the stories and I thought I'd share one with you two today I'm gonna be meeting a father who is sharing those experience he learned from his family elders and now passing the baton to his ten year old son so we will never forget that tragic day August 6th 1945 the Enola Gay was a b-29 Superfortress bomber departed Tinian near Saipan in the Pacific loaded with a nuclear bomb the first to be used in war Hiroshima came into view the t-shaped ioe bridge easy to see from above it was drawn from a height of 31,000 60 feet nine thousand four hundred seventy meters the Enola Gay turned around and the bomb detonated 43 seconds later 1968 feet 600 meters above the ground the cloud seen from the air rocking the plane 11.5 miles or about 19 kilometers away [Music] Hado Shima on the ground around the hypocenter the city was devastated homes offices parks life wiped out [Music] fast forward about 75 years later the city has come back to life lessons of the past are all around the city and I'm meeting Yugi in a son Kato third and four generation hit Oshima residents after the bomb ug decided to become a guide to share the city's history with international visitors as well as make sure his son doesn't forget about the past he grew up hearing stories from other family members who were nearby on that day hit Oshima's Memorial Peace Park is where you'll see some of the most striking reminders of that day because it's very near to the hypocenter of the bomb yuuji took me to the initial target where a street car just passed that's IO eBridge io e bridge is easily identifiable from the air we call the t-shaped reach its original target but the event I mean that pilot missed the target trauma from here to poisonous hypocenter is a 300 meter but at that day I mean that age it's Hiroshima is a castle town on a delta and the Seto Inland Sea an important port military and industrial center during the war the bomb detonated 600 meters from the ground triggered by an altimeter at that height which forced the blast down and out this increased the radius of the blast destroying more of the city it's estimated that 12 square kilometers are four point seven square miles of the city were destroyed as a result you can see just how close the atomic bomb dome was to the hypocenter we walked there next the building here is known as genbaku dome in Japanese and it's one of the most striking reminders of that day so this is the Gamboa dome right this is again back home we could out of it bomb dome how do you know so we have we have to keep it forever for that you know this history it's about 200 meter from the hypocenter and they can you see the top so hypocenter is over there so the top is bending this way that way right oh right from the impact before I see if it worked a little bit because of that by the brass yeah only 150 meters are about 500 feet from the hypocenter is the ruins of the prefectural industrial promotion hall now called the atomic bomb dome the building was completed in April 1915 with its distinctive dome and solid concrete construction to prevent it from being destroyed in an earthquake video footage of it seven months after the bomb shows it in nearly the same state as it lies today it was one of the only surviving buildings so close to the hypocenter and because of its importance and beauty on the river before it's now a symbol of the city's past from that day in 1945 despite its strong construction everyone inside perished seconds after the blast Yugi explained its significance to the city of Hiroshima but he wasn't alive on that day the reason he wants to share hit Oshima's pass to visitors comes as a result of stories from family especially the one who was nearby when the bomb dropped and went into the city to help the following gang this is mr. koji new motto you geez great uncle I traveled a Saitama war he lives today at age 92 to ask him about his experience he shared some of his family pictures with me the stories that impacted Yugi when he was a kid yes that's Yugi in the 1980s I had heard from Yugi that Newmont the son had some incredible stories to share about that day and the days that followed and it would be best to hear it firsthand from him because got you a cuchini no killing car I need you know Marta to Thomas T then no hero money day with the support a coil cable not Tom de jouvenel critiqued on the show would not personally attend a to Chile master I give no go to third day but under graduation pockets learn and 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not bestow them in a multimeter Davide I'm talking machine again animal - interpretation you go too soon how could you what mood tonight nice I know cochlear menu code thereby you know communalism a tour of our society I told you I move miracle did not die salute you know Dora she resumed I see no actually Haute endoscopy not some tiny Navitus I mean are more know Marty mediator II my and I still got this today she's nice low in there with the Emory total storm innovators me that I know my total stamina you know he who had Authority took it a - to overturn it these are the stories that impacted you G when he was growing up one of the most important places you G took me on the tour was the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum a place to remember what happened that day from the bomb to its effects and the loved ones lost over the years that followed the museum has been newly renovated the visual exhibits and layout taking advantage of the technology of the day if you have been to the museum before it's worth another visit now it takes you back to that day a vibrant city before the bomb the explosion and the aftermath often in very personal and grim details yeah from the clothing of the victims to the personal stories of lost lives and heroism after it's a museum that will leave a very strong impression Hiroshima is now a few generations past the war and how the generations learn about its history from all over the world is very important to the city remembering the past is now as important as finding ways to move on from it the Cenotaph is a place for remembrance where the annual memorial event of August 6 takes place the box in the center quite significant stone box inside there is a mini not a pig it's a victims in there me name is donut so every year we have you know add the new names over 290 thousand names are currently in that box the flame in the center is the fire preserved from August 6 1945 to this day there are still a number of survivors known as he box shall live today but they were quite young when it happened many lost loved ones and have built up their families since it's a place where survivors come to connect the past to the future lives that they have now in the distance is the atomic bomb dome about 100 metres away is the memorial to Sadako Sasaki a girl who was 2 years old when the bomb was dropped but lived on for 10 years with leukemia in the year of her death her father told her of the legend of 1000 paper cranes one who folds a thousand will be granted a wish ug son Kaito explains a story that every kid in Hiroshima knows well this children's peace moment is the statue dedicated to the memory of the children who died as a result of the bombing to this day people from on the war for grandsons and Zandar Jima the statue has a continuously the brand is a collection of heard air currents nearby the Bell is designed to ring like a wind chime sadaqa folded only 644 before her death but children from Hiroshima and around the world have folded the rest for her thousands of times over new ones are shown in glass cases around the memorial and the paper from them is recycled into school diplomas and certificates so why don't hitter Shima residence dislike Americans so a lot of people ask me in Hiroshima why don't the people dislike Americans because of what happened yeah I think it's the peace education is very unique so teacher and I take civic said don't dream Americans just bring war itself so that's I think that that's a key for the step forth I think it's good for the education to me and to next generation of it to move on from it right near the a-bomb dome is the Odie's order tower with a scenic deck to see the city and eat lunch the wood decked observatory offers panoramic views of the city looking down on the Peace Park there's always a nice breeze up here and the perfect place to enjoy a bento lunch from the cafe this is hit Oshima's famous okonomiyaki but wrapped in a bento delicious [Music] also in the Odie's of the tower visitors can fold their own paper cranes ah no matter what it looks like you can still drop your crane in a unique glass wall on the side of the building it's a little scary walking out there where 12 floors up [Music] there are already thousands of cranes underneath mine [Music] the area around the Peace Park after the bomb was in ruins but today it's a place where students come from all over the world to learn about what happened and see how far Hiroshima has come it's one of the most popular stops for all international visitors to Japan the atomic bomb dome now surrounded by a thriving park city and life the city has now moved to the next chapter but it's residents like Yugi and his son who will make sure that the past is never forgotten my mission I know in selecting my mission so he gave me a good no button so my button to the my son to the next I think that the perspective about the pieces be different my uncle has a kind of deal he feel he smell he you know tasted I don't know so it's a real is real story but I'm not I don't know that you know reality but I know the story from him for many you know stop text back or stuff I learned you know main things so I I want to give him the next button to my kids generation give him in the future yeah Cato recently volunteered to help the recovery from tragic landslides that truck Hiroshima in 2017 where many people lost their lives he hangs out on us their stories you know they repent a totalitarian system Eastern Europeans are down there we seek units to consider they say time covers all scars they fade over the years but are always visible so we won't forget that hit Oshima has many scars has been through so much but the next chapter is yet unwritten from meeting Yugi and Kato it will be a much more peaceful chapter than the last if you're visiting Japan making a trip to Hiroshima is one you will never forget [Music] if you liked it hit that subscribe button and check out another one of our shows 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Id: AtvqoKQrwQg

Length: 20min 43sec (1243 seconds)

Published: Mon Aug 05 2019