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A-bomb Drawings by Survivors

ID Code GE13-10
Creator Toshiko Kihara
Age at the Time 17
Donor
Date of the Scene 1945/8/7
Distance from the Hypocenter (m) 1,680m
Location Tokaichi, Nakahiro areas
Size (H×W) (cm) 38×54
Description As I fearfully crossed the railroad bridge, I saw red, blue, green, and purple corpses swollen three or four times floating under it.
1,680m from the hypocenter Streetcar bridge in Fukushima-cho (now Miyako-machi)
August 7, 1945
Toshiko Kihara
Age 17 at time of bombing, 47 at time of drawing

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