Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park covers the area that was the city's commercial and political center before the atomic bomb fell on August 6, 1945. The A-Bomb Dome, the skeletal ruins of the former Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall, stands at the park's northern edge as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Memorial Cenotaph holds the names of over 320,000 victims, and the Peace Flame burns with the intention of staying lit until all nuclear weapons are gone. The Peace Memorial Museum documents the bombing through artifacts, photographs, and survivor accounts. The park hosts a peace ceremony each year on August 6th and draws visitors from around the world.