Children’s Peace Monument

memorial, Hiroshima, Japan

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The Children's Peace Monument is located in Hiroshima, Japan, within the Peace Memorial Park. This park is a memorial to the victims of the atomic bombing that occurred on August 6, 1945, the first use of an atomic bomb in warfare. The monument is inspired by the story of Sasaki Sadako, a young girl who died from leukemia caused by radiation exposure ten years after the bombing. Visitors often leave thousands of paper cranes, a Japanese symbol of longevity and happiness, at the monument. The park also includes the Atomic Bomb Dome, a UNESCO World Heritage site, and a museum dedicated to the event and the pursuit of world peace.123

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…happiness, are heaped about the Children’s Peace Monument throughout the year; that tradition was inspired by Sasaki Sadako, a 12-year-old girl who died, 10 years after the bombing, of leukemia contracted as an aftereffect of exposure to radiation. Atomic Bomb Dome (Genbaku dōmu), which was designated a UNESCO World Heritage…
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…happiness, are heaped about the Children’s Peace Monument throughout the year; that tradition was inspired by Sasaki Sadako, a 12-year-old girl who died, 10 years after the bombing, of leukemia contracted as an aftereffect of exposure to radiation. Atomic Bomb Dome (Genbaku dōmu), which was designated a UNESCO World Heritage…
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