The flame of anti-nuclear desire continues to burn until the abolition of nuclear weapons
Date of construction: August 1, 1964. Designed by Kenzo Tange, professor at the University of Tokyo at the time. The base represents hands clasped together and palms spread open to the sky, comforting the victims who desperately sought water and expressing a wish for the abolition of nuclear weapons and lasting world peace. This flame has been burning ever since it was lit on August 1, 1964, and is a symbol of the anti-nuclear wish to "keep burning until the day nuclear weapons disappear from the earth." It has been lit as a symbol of peace at various events, such as lighting the Olympic flame for the Asian Games held in Hiroshima in 1994.
INFORMATION
- business hours
- Open all year round
- address
- 〒730-08111 Nakajima-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture (north of the Cenotaph for the Atomic Bomb Victims)
- Phone Number
- 082-242-7831