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A-bomb Drawings by Survivors

ID Code NG163
Creator Masanobu Akashi
Age at the Time 19
Donor
Date of the Scene 1945/8/6
Distance from the Hypocenter (m) 1,900m
Location Ushita, Hiroshima Station areas
Size (H×W) (cm) 24.2×33.4
Description A-bombed woman searching for family

1,900 m from the hypocenter, west entrance of Hiroshima Station, Matsubara-cho
August 6, 1945, evening
Masanobu Akashi (19 at the time of the bombing, 76 when he drew this picture)

Artist's explanation
Evening, August 6.
An A-bombed woman searching for her family.
West entrance, Hiroshima Station.

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