Kannon
"The granite slab comes from the paving between the tram tracks in Hiroshima. It was located about 200 meters north of the explosion point of the atomic bomb, which was dropped on August 6, 1945 at 8.15 a.m., and was therefore fully exposed to its effects. As a witness to this terrible event, it heard the victims' horror.
A portrait of the goddess Kannon was later carved into 180 of these granite slabs, who is considered a symbol of the longing for everlasting peace. From the calamity that has befallen us, from the guilt we feel towards the peoples affected by World War II, we have learned to give ourselves a 'constitution of peace'. In it we vow that Japan will never again wage war on another country. A world without war is the highest concern: the primal longing of the people.
May these granite stones from Hiroshima, which are given as a gift to all peoples, be a constant memorial of peace. This is our plea."
Kannon
"The granite slab comes from the paving between the tram tracks in Hiroshima. It was located about 200 meters north of the explosion point of the atomic bomb, which was dropped on August 6, 1945 at 8.15 a.m., and was therefore fully exposed to its effects. As a witness to this terrible event, it heard the victims' horror.
A portrait of the goddess Kannon was later carved into 180 of these granite slabs, who is considered a symbol of the longing for everlasting peace. From the calamity that has befallen us, from the guilt we feel towards the peoples affected by World War II, we have learned to give ourselves a 'constitution of peace'. In it we vow that Japan will never again wage war on another country. A world without war is the highest concern: the primal longing of the people.
May these granite stones from Hiroshima, which are given as a gift to all peoples, be a constant memorial of peace. This is our plea."