Dissemination of Peace-related Information

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August 6, 1945, at 8:15 a.m.
It is said that approximately 140,000 people, about 40% of the population of Hiroshima City at that time, died within that year due to the first atomic bomb used in human history.
Toward the realization of a truly peaceful world free of nuclear weapons, Hiroshima will continue to disseminate to the world peace-related information, including the reality of the atomic bombing and recovery from the tragedy caused by the atomic bomb.​

  • A pamphlet summarizing a record of Hiroshima’s reconstruction

​ Hiroshima’s Path to Reconstruction 

  • Details of initiatives for peace by Hiroshima Prefecture and the Hiroshima Organization for Global Peace (HOPe) are available at:

 Hiroshima for Global Peace