4-12 Years Old



YAMADA Ikue

A mother fled the flames with her child in her arms.

Year of Birth: 1933 \ Age at time of blast: 12 \ Age when image created: 41

KOJIRI Tsutomu

Picking up maggots that appeared in the wounds.

Year of Birth: 1940 \ Age at time of blast: 4 \ Age when image created: 34

KOJIRI Tsutomu

Shrine gate and the Hiroshima Dome.

Year of Birth: 1940 \ Age at time of blast: 4 \ Age when image created: 34

Early Teens 13-15 Years



TAKUMEI Kasumi

Dead body of a U.S. POW tied to a bridge rail.

Year of Birth: 1930 \ Age at time of blast: 15 \ Age when image created: 45

AMANO Katsuko

Soldiers cremating corpses on a galvanized iron sheet.

Year of Birth: 1931 \ Age at time of blast: 14 \ Age when image created: 44

TAKAHASHI Akihiro

Running away with a friend. My friend, whose feet were burned, crawled across the wooden bridge over Ota River.

Year of Birth: 1931 \ Age at time of blast: 14 \ Age when image created: 42

Youths 16-20 Years



ISHIKAWA Fumie

Dead pupils on the verandah of an elementary school. One dead boy was standing and leaning on an umbrella shelf.

Year of Birth: 1928 \ Age at time of blast: 16 \ Age when image created: 46

YAMASHITA Masato

August 31: My younger brother who died vomiting blood. His nose was bleeding, and his hair had fallen out. There were small red spots all over his body.

Year of Birth: 1924 \ Age at time of blast: 20 \ Age when image created: 50

YAMADA Sumako

In a split second strange rings of lights spread over my head.

Year of Birth: 1924 \ Age at time of blast: 20 \ Age when image created: 49

Children Viewed by Adults



SUMIMOTO Sueko

Dead students about 14 or 15 years old in the river, and mothers calling their names.

Year of Birth: 1907 \ Age at time of blast: 37 \ Age when image created: 67

MUNEKIYO Eiichi

A child, covering himself with a futon, in front of a house which was burning down screaming “Mother, it’s too hot!” / Approx. 1.3 kilometers from the hypocenter / August 6, 1945, around 11:00 a.m. / Eiichi Munekiyo

Year of Birth: 1912 \ Age at time of blast: 33 \ Age when image created: 62

TANIMINE Fusatarō

A junior high school student was exposed to the bomb while demolishing buildings for a firebreak. He was taken home by his teacher. His skin had peeled off and hung down. He died that night.

Year of Birth: 1899 \ Age at time of blast: 45 \ Age when image created: 75

Overview of August 6, 1945



YAMABE Shōji

Ruins of a barber shop. A skelton remained sitting on a chair.

Year of Birth: 1903 \ Age at time of blast: 42 \ Age when image created: 71

MIYAJI Tomiko

Black rain started falling. Some drank water from a puddle. Others opened their mouths wide to catch the raindrops.

Year of Birth: 1911 \ Age at time of blast: 34 \ Age when image created: 64

YOKOYAMA Yoshihisa

Night scene of cremating the dead at the riverbed.

Year of Birth: 1913 \ Age at time of blast: 32 \ Age when image created: 62

Homes Shielded from Conflagration