The History of Nagasaki
Atomic Bombing
Voicing a wish for global peace as the last A-bombed city
The world's second atomic bombing, following the attack on Hiroshima, occurred
in northern Nagasaki at 11:02 a.m. on August 9, 1945. The blast occurred about
490 meters above the Urakami district. The town was instantly transformed into
ruins by the tremendous blast, nuclear radiation, and thermal radiation that
reached several thousand degrees Celsius. The bomb killed 74,000 people and injured
75,000, while the more than 18,000 damaged households rendered 120,000 people
homeless. Those who survived were left wounded, both mentally and physically,
and these survivors continue to suffer even today. Nonetheless, the development
of nuclear weapons continues around the world, and humanity remains at risk to
the dangers of nuclear war.
On August 9, 1995, the 50th anniversary of the attack on Nagasaki, Nagasaki proclaimed
August 9 to be "Nagasaki Peace Day" in annual recognition of the wish
for lasting world peace to be passed on to the future and as a continuing reminder
of the tragedy of the atomic bombing.
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