| ID Code | 3103-0016 |
|---|---|
| Artifact Name | One-Piece Dress for a Child |
| Donor | HASHIMOTO Hiroyuki |
| Receiving Date | 2015/10/03 |
| Size (W×H×D) (mm) | 450×500 |
| Distance from the Hypocenter(m) | 1280 |
| Number | 1 |
| Location | Kokutaiji, Senda areas |
| Description | One-Piece Dress for a Child Donated by Hiroyuki Hashimoto Approx. 1,280m from the hypocenter Takara-machi Ms. Kiyoko Yaono (then, 11), a student of Takeya Elementary School, was exposed to the A-bombing when she was on the second floor of the school building. She escaped from the building engulfed in the flames, with glass pieces stuck in her face and neck, and dove into the nearby Kyobashi River. While avoiding bodies, she remained in the river for a long time. In the evening, she was rescued by someone who noticed that she was alive, and carried to Kanawajima Island by ship. Afterward, she was accommodated at an aid station in Koyaura, Saka-cho, where she stayed until August 15th. She was then taken by an acquaintance to the place where her family had been evacuated. Fortunately, her family was safe. Although Kiyoko suffered from a general physical weariness, nausea, loss of hair, diarrhea, and other symptoms, she somehow recovered. This is the one-piece dress that she was wearing at the time of the atomic bombing. She preserved it with considerable care until she died. She said that it was too painful to talk about what had happened in the disaster. She wrote in her will that the dress should be donated to the museum after her death and the will has been faithfully executed by her bereaved family. |