| ID Code | NG470-02 |
|---|---|
| Creator | Ekiji Sasayama |
| Age at the Time | 26 |
| Donor | |
| Date of the Scene | 1945/8/7 |
| Distance from the Hypocenter (m) | 360m |
| Location | Moto-machi, Hakushima areas |
| Size (H×W) (cm) | 45×53.9 |
| Description | Carrying and cremating charred corpses Drawing and text / Ekiji Sasayama August 7, 1945 Approx. 400m from the hypocenter Moto-machi "Some turned to charred corpses. Some suffering, groaning in pain, unable to stand. I can still hear the voices of soldiers who had been singing so lustily their military songs. The drill ground stank with all the burned or partially burned corpses lying under the blazing sun. Our task was to gather and cremate them. Day after day we made piles of bodies interspersed with layers of wood, then set them on fire." Excerpt from his memoir "That Day in Hiroshima" |