| ID Code | GE40-09 |
|---|---|
| Creator | Yoshie Tanikawa |
| Age at the Time | 27 |
| Donor | |
| Date of the Scene | 1945/8/6 |
| Distance from the Hypocenter (m) | 2,100m |
| Location | Tokaichi, Nakahiro areas |
| Size (H×W) (cm) | 27.5×38 |
| Description | The flower pattern on the little girl's dress had burned into her white skin. 2,100m from the hypocenter, riverbank in Fukushima-cho (Fukushima-cho 1~2-chome Nishi-ku) August 6, 1945 Yoshie Tanigawa (27 at time of bombing, 57 at time of drawing) Explanation in picture He said, "My sister is suffering because the rain hurts when it gets into her wounds. Please lend us an iron sheet." As I walked away carrying the iron sheet, I saw his sister. Both arms and the lower half of her body were burnt and peeling like rags. He had lain her on her back and covered her face with a towel. Now he propped up the iron sheet to shelter her and opened the front of her dress. The pink flower pattern on her white dress was burned into her pure white skin, as if it were cut out and pressed into her. She cried, It hurts! It hurts! Help me!・ I cannot forget the pink flower pattern burned into that white skin. I pray that peace will come to the world and that we will never have such terrible wars again. |