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This figure is in what was formerly Nakajima-hon-machi,
a busy business area which was burned to
the ground and most of its residents killed
when the A-bomb fell. After the war, this
area was included in Peace Memorial Park.
Surviving residents gathered and formed the
Nakajima-hon-machi Association.
They erected this figure on August 6, 1956,
as an expression of their regret at parting
with their old community which had ceased
to exist, and as a prayer for the repose
of the deceased. On the front of the pedestal
is carved, "Merciful Goddess for Peace,"
on the back "Ah, Nakajima-hon-machi!
August 6,1956 Tadao Watanabe, Mayor of Hiroshima."
In front of this figure there is a map of
Nakajima-hon-machi before the A-bombing,
which was made by its former residents. The
names of those who lived in Nakajima-hon-machi
and died in the A-bombing are inscribed on
the stone tablet beside the figure. |
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