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About the booklet “Hiroshima’s Path to Reconstruction”
To advance the “Hiroshima for Global Peace” Plan, Hiroshima Prefecture and the City of Hiroshima jointly documented Hiroshima’s reconstruction process and implemented the two-year “Hiroshima Reconstruction and Peacebuilding Project” from 2012 to 2013.
Leveraging the report “Learning from Reconstruction of Hiroshima: Reborn from the Ashes,” we have prepared the booklet “Hiroshima’s Path to Reconstruction” to help readers understand the history of Hiroshima’s reconstruction. The booklet is available for download, and printed copies are distributed upon request. (Booklets are mailed only within Japan.)
Booklet: Hiroshima’s Path to Reconstruction
Part I: A Short History of the Reconstruction of Hiroshima:
A clear overview of Hiroshima’s modern history, tracing the path from the tragedy of war and the atomic bombing to the city’s reconstruction as a City of Peace.
Part II: Questions for Hiroshima : FAQ on Reconstruction of Hiroshima
Answers to key questions about Hiroshima’s reconstruction. Representative questions include:
- What was Hiroshima like before the atomic bombing? (p.26)
- How severe were the economic losses following the atomic bombing and how were industries and the economy restored? (p.30)
- Why was Hiroshima able to sucucessfully rebuild its infrastructure and culture in such a short period of time? (p.37)
Part III: Exploring Hiroshima:
Introduces cultural elements closely tied to reconstruction of Hiroshima, such as Okonomiyaki and the professional baseball team, the Hiroshima Toyo Carp. It also features the stories of two children whose lives were profoundly affected by the bombing: Ms. Yoko Moriwaki and Ms. Sadako Sasaki.
- Okonomiyaki and the Hiroshima Toyo Carp (p.42)
- Yoko and Sadako: Children under the mushroom cloud (p.45)
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Panels: Hiroshima’s Path to Reconstruction
To make the findings of the report “Learning from Reconstruction of Hiroshima: Reborn from the Ashes,” more accessible, we created the “Hiroshima’s Path to Reconstruction” panels, which are used at seminars and other events.
Through these panels, we widely share insights from Hiroshima’s reconstruction and exhibit them at symposia, commemorative events, seminars, and similar occasions focused on recovery and peacebuilding. Please make use of the panel data when organizing exhibitions that introduce reconstruction of Hiroshima.
Panel samples
【English version】Hiroshima's Path to Reconstruction
【French version】Historique de la reconstruction d'Hiroshima Panneau
【Spanish version】El camino de Hiroshima hacia la reconstrucción Panel
How to request panel data
For those who wish to receive the panel data:
We provide electronic files (PDF). Please print them on your own.
After your project concludes, please submit a usage report.
For information on borrowing other peace leaning materials, click here.
Contact Us
Hiroshima Peace Promotion Project Team
Tel: 082-513-2368
e-mail: chiheiwa@pref.hiroshima.lg.jp
