| ID Code | GE03-01 |
|---|---|
| Creator | Takako Tsujioka |
| Age at the Time | 18 |
| Donor | |
| Date of the Scene | 1945/8/6 |
| Distance from the Hypocenter (m) | 4,500m |
| Location | Yoshijima, Funairi, Kan-on areas |
| Size (H×W) (cm) | 38×54 |
| Description | The rising mushroom cloud Drawing / Takako Tsujioka Approx. 4km from the hypocenter Kogo-cho When Chiyono Tsujioka (then 40), mother of Takako (then 18) looked toward Hiroshima from the second story of her home, this is what she saw. The buildings were gone, and some sort of orange cloud or smoke was roiling upward and spreading out. The roof of the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries machine factory on the opposite bank of the river in Kan-on-machi was blown away by the blast. Mushroom cloud |