Hello, I am Yoshi from NILS Japanese language school. Today’s topic is the World Heritages of Japan: 原爆ドーム or Atomic Bomb Dome.
The Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall designed by a Czech architect, with its beautiful dome, was located only 50 meters away from ground zero of the atomic bomb. The whole city was destroyed by the heat blast and shock waves within 30 seconds of the explosion. Therefore, it was miracle that the iron frame of this building could survive. The building, now called the Atomic Bomb Dome, has been preserved for future generations, forever to pass on the horror and misery caused by the weapon of mass destruction used there for hte first time in human history.



May 10th News, from NILS Japanese language school.