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Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. The Children's Peace Monument (原爆の子の像, Genbaku no Ko no Zō, lit. "Atomic Bomb Children Statue") is a monument for peace to commemorate Sadako Sasaki and the thousands of child victims of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. This monument is located in Hiroshima, Japan.
- May 5, 1958
- Children's Memorial for Child Victims of Nuclear and conventional War
- Open all year
- Hiroshima, Japan
The Children’s Peace Monument was built to commemorate Sadako Sasaki and the thousands of other innocent children who died due to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. When Sadako was 2 years old, the atomic bomb was dropped and she was exposed at home about 1.7 kilometers from hypocenter.
The Children's Peace Monument in Hiroshima pays tribute to Sadako Sasaki, a young girl who died as a result of the atomic bombing, and to all the children who perished in the tragedy. The Hiroshima Children's Peace Monument was erected in 1958. It is an oblong-shaped structure, 9 meters high, which features a stele on which are engraved the ...
Children's Peace Monument - Hiroshima Interpreters for Peace. Learn the true story of the young A-bomb survivor, Sadako Sasaki, and how the paper crane became a symbol of peace.
The Children's Peace Monument that stands in Peace Memorial Park was built with funds donated from all over Japan. Later, this story spread to the world, and now, approximately 10 million cranes are offered each year before the Children's Peace Monument. Sending paper cranes to Hiroshima.
Japan, Asia. Hiroshima. The Children's Peace Monument was inspired by Sadako Sasaki, who was just two years old at the time of the atomic bomb. At age 11 she developed leukaemia, and decided to fold 1000 paper cranes. In Japan, the crane is a symbol of longevity and happiness, and she believed if she folded 1000 she would recover.
On May 5, 1958, the Children's Peace Monument was unveiled in Peace Memorial Park. Elementary, junior high, and high school students in Hiroshima and around the country were invited, and a total of about 500 people participated, including Sadako's family.
