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A-bomb Drawings by Survivors

ID Code NG127-01
Creator YAMAMOTO Shigeru
Age at the Time 16
Donor
Date of the Scene August 6–7, 1945
Distance from the Hypocenter (m) 2,500m
Location Misasa, Gion areas
Size (H×W) (cm) 26.8×38
Description Sudden black rain. All around people started saying, "They're pouring oil on us. Soon the firebombs will come." There was no place to hide, so we went down under a bridge.
Drawing / Shigeru Yamamoto
August 6, 1945
Approx. 2,500m from the hypocenter
West end of Mitaki Stone Bridge

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