Hiroshima 2015, Honkawa Elementary School Peace Museum, scortched basement switchboard WM
The Honkawa Elementary School Peace Museum (本川小学校平和資料館 Honkawa Shogakkou Heiwa Shiryokan) is a museum of the Peace in Honkawacho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima, Japan. The school was the closest school to ground zero and lost about 400 students and more than 10 teachers, taking great damage from the atomic bomb dropped on August 6, 1945.
The Peace Museum is the part of the school building with the basement of the former Hiroshima City Honkawa Elementary School; it is kept as a place to learn about the importance of peace.
The museum is operated by the PTA, as well as former members of the PTA, and is cleaned and maintained by the students.
A memorial service for the students and teachers killed in the blast is held every August 5 at the school.
Hiroshima 2015, Honkawa Elementary School Peace Museum, scortched basement switchboard WM
The Honkawa Elementary School Peace Museum (本川小学校平和資料館 Honkawa Shogakkou Heiwa Shiryokan) is a museum of the Peace in Honkawacho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima, Japan. The school was the closest school to ground zero and lost about 400 students and more than 10 teachers, taking great damage from the atomic bomb dropped on August 6, 1945.
The Peace Museum is the part of the school building with the basement of the former Hiroshima City Honkawa Elementary School; it is kept as a place to learn about the importance of peace.
The museum is operated by the PTA, as well as former members of the PTA, and is cleaned and maintained by the students.
A memorial service for the students and teachers killed in the blast is held every August 5 at the school.