Fukuromachi Elementary School Peace Museum

Hiroshima City Fukuromachi Elementary School (then Fukuromachi Junior High School), located 460 meters from the hypocenter, was severely damaged by the atomic bomb. At the time, many children escaped the disaster through group evacuations and the evacuation of relatives, but the remaining 100 or so children and most of the teachers lost their lives in an instant. All of the wooden school buildings collapsed and burned down, and only the outer structure of the west school building, which was made of reinforced concrete, remained in its original form.It served as an evacuation site, first aid station, and a place to inquire about the safety of children, teachers, and local residents. People wrote messages on the burnt walls with bits of chalk scattered on the floor. Classes resumed in May 1946. 2002