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A-bomb Drawings by Survivors

ID Code GE04-17
Creator MATSUMURO Kazuo
Age at the Time 32
Donor
Date of the Scene 1945/8/6
Distance from the Hypocenter (m) 1,980m
Location Hijiyama, Niho areas
Size (H×W) (cm) 38×27
Description Many lay on the path to the summit
Drawing / Kazuo Matsumuro
5:00 p.m., August 6, 1945
Hijiyama Hill
Approx. 1,950m from the hypocenter
After the bombing, crowds of burned people fled to Hijiyama Hill from the city center. Soon the hill was crowded with injured. The path leading to the top was littered with those who fell, exhausted, on the way.

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