Hiroshima - Peace Memorial Park Heiwa Koen

The Children's Peace Monument was unveiled in Peace Memorial Park in 1958. The pedestal has three legs, and standing on the top of that pedestal is a young girl holding a paper crane high over her head. The bronze figures of another girl and a boy decorate the sides of the pedestal.

The Monument to the Victims of the Atomic Bomb was designed by the well-known architect Tange Kenzo. Through the concrete arch the Atom Dome can be seen. Under a stone slab is a list of the victims, and on the slab is the inscription "Rest in peace, for this error shall not be repeated."

The Peace Memorial Museum is comprised of two buildings - the East Building tells of Hiroshima before and after the bombing, and the West Building concentrates on that fateful August day. Numerous graphic exhibits convey the stark reality of the atomic bombing.