Day 67: Hypocenter, A.bomb explosion

At 11:02 a.m. on August 9, 1945, an atomic bomb exploded 500 meters above this spot. The black stone monolith to the
right of the plaque marks the hypocenter.
The fierce blast wind, heat rays reaching several thousand degrees and deadly radiation generated by the explosion
reduced the city center to ruins.

About one-third of Nagasaki City was destroyed and 150,000 people killed or injured, and it was said at the time that this area would be devold of vegetation for 75 years. Now, the hypocenter remains as the International Peach Park and a symbol of the aspiration for world harmony.Read more