Fukuromachi Elementary School Peace Museum

Reference/Local/Exhibition/Literature Museum

4.5

An elementary school (the former Fukuromachi Senior Elementary School) in Naka Ward, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, situated just 460 meters from the atomic bomb blast center. All of the wooden school buildings were destroyed by the blast from the atomic bomb and a large number of children and teachers who failed to evacuate were killed. The outer shell of the west wing of the school building with its reinforced concrete was all that remained. It was used as a relief center for victims of the blast and as a place to search for lost relatives and students. Even today you can still see the messages that people wrote with chalk remaining on the walls. Part of the west wing is now open to the public as a museum where visitors can see the message walls and other things from that devastating day.

Spot details

Fukuromachi Elementary School Peace Museum

Address: Hiroshima Pref. Hiroshimashinakaku Fukuromachi 6-36 Map
Area: Hiroshima Area
Phone: 0825415345
Hours: 9:00-17:00
Closed: New Year's holiday(12/28-1/4)
Fees: Free
Parking Lot: Not available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

Very personal perspectives of the atomic bomb attack

Reviewed : 2018.12.17

This was on my shortlist of must see places in Hiroshima and I visited it before the former Bank of Tokyo and the Peace Memorial Museum. The individual accounts of pupils, staff and residents are...
A little creepy but very informative

Reviewed : 2018.09.13

Old writings on the wall, some calling for help, some marking their names and messages to their families. Remember these were kids back then and they were already writing touching messages to their...
Very moving museum

Reviewed : 2018.08.03

A very small museum in a former elementary school that was blown out bu the bomb. It served as a makeshift meeting and aid center because it was one of the few buildings left remotely standing...