A priest rescues victims after the atomic bombing A Japanese-style monastery that was built as war approached and remains after the atomic bombing
The Jesuit Monastery of St. John (House of Meditation) in Nagatsuka-nishi, Asaminami Ward, was built around 1938 (Showa 13). The building, with its three-story tower topped with a cross, looks a little unusual, but it was built in a Japanese style as a consideration for the Aki monk followers as the wartime climate intensified. The monastery was hit by the atomic bomb on August 6, 1945 (Showa 20), 4.50 kilometers from the hypocenter. Three pillars on the south side of the chapel were broken and the ceiling was curved. After the bombing, the number of victims visiting continued to increase, and the director, Father Arrupe, who had studied medicine at the University of Madrid, treated the injured.
INFORMATION
- business hours
- Closed to the public ◆Visits are possible with prior notice and permission.
- address
- 〒731-01362-1-36 Nagatsuka Nishi, Asaminami Ward, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture