| ID Code | 8201-0092 |
|---|---|
| Artifact Name | Burnt bond certificates left on the altar |
| Donor | Yoshinao ARITA |
| Receiving Date | 2012/06/27 |
| Size (W×H×D) (mm) | 250×170 |
| Distance from the Hypocenter(m) | 2200 |
| Number | 15 |
| Location | Hijiyama, Niho areas |
| Description | Burnt bond certificates left on the altar Donated by Yoshinao Arita Approx. 2,200m from the hypocenter Dambara-suehiro-cho Kiyoto Arita (then, 51), the donor's father, broke his leg when a beam from his crumbling house fell on him. Unable to pull himself free, he was rescued by neighbors. Yone (then, 43), the donor's mother, was out in the neighborhood when she experienced the bombing and received burns on her chest and arms. As a result of the bombing, their house had been completely leveled and half burned. Life after the war was very different for Kiyoto and his family. Unable to find work, he struggled to survive. Just after the bombing, Kiyoto, with his leg still broken, loaded what was left of his family's assets and bonds into a large cart. Although the bonds were nothing more than scraps now, the struggling Kiyoto was unable to discard the bonds he had bought with the money he had worked so hard for and saved. |