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A-bomb Drawings by Survivors

ID Code NG304-03
Creator Shiro Tsukihara
Age at the Time 16
Donor
Date of the Scene 1945/8/6
Distance from the Hypocenter (m) 3,900m
Location Minami, Ujina areas
Size (H×W) (cm) 25.7×36.3
Description Inside the yellow flames
August 6, 1945
Shiro Tsukihara (16 at time of bombing, 73 at time of drawing)
[Notes from the artist]
There is an expression for the flash and blast,
pika-don, but for me there was no flash. It felt like I was blown into the yellow flames. I didn't hear the blast because I had already lost consciousness.

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