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A-bomb Drawings by Survivors

ID Code SG-0468
Creator Seigo Nishioka
Age at the Time 13
Donor Seigo Nishioka
Date of the Scene 1945/8/6
Distance from the Hypocenter (m) 2,000
Location Kokutaiji, Senda areas
Size (H×W) (cm) 29.7×42
Description “A-bomb experience of a 13-year-old boy”
Artist: Seigo Nishioka
I put my hat back on, walked a few steps, and then the intense heat rays hit me. The light was so bright that everything looked two-dimensional, and I felt like I was being thrown into an eerie, strange world. I cringed, stomped my feet, and screamed, “It's hot, it's hot!”

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