Atomic Bomb Memorial Mound

世界最初の原子爆弾による犠牲者数万柱の遺骨をここに納める。
この地一帯が爆心地であったため、期せずして、ここに痛ましい無数の遺骨が運ばれ安置されたものである。
昭和二十一年一月広島戦災供養会が創立され、同五月仮供養塔，同七月仮納骨堂・礼拝堂が市民の喜捨により建立された。
昭和三十年七月満十周年を期して、広島市が中心となって、納骨堂を改築され各所に散在していた遺骨をここに納めた。毎年八月六日に、広島県宗教連盟及び各宗派別による供養が執り行われる。

The Atomic Bomb Memorial Mound is located in the northwestern corner of Pwace Memorial Park. This mound, modeled after an imperial mausoleum of the Momoyama Era, has a small monu-ment on its top. Inside the mound are placed the ashes of tens of thousands of victims of the A-bombing. Most of these are unidentified. When identified, they are handed over to relaves. Immediately after the bombing, countless dead bodies were carried here since the area where the mound is located at present was near the center of the bombing. The dead boding were cremated by rescue squads and the ashs were gathered together here. In January 1946, an interreligious group,the Society for Praying for the War Dead,was organized. A temporary memorial mound was built in May and a temporary vault and chapel in July with money contributed by citizens. In July 1955, on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the bombing, a new vault was completed at municipal expense, and the ashs which had been kept in various place were placed there. On August 6, every year, a memorial service is held by the people of Hiroshima with the help of the Hiroshima Religious Federation.

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