Wednesday, August 7, 2019

2019.8.6

It was fine, hot and windy.

Today is Gembaku no hi (原爆の日), the Day of Atomic Bomb in Hiroshima.

It's been 74 years since the Atomic bomb was dropped in Hiroshima. There was a momorial service at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park attending about 50,000 people in the morning. They say the total death toll by the atomic bomb is 319,186. The average age of hibakusha (被爆者), A-bomb survivor is 82.65 years old.

The101st national high school baseball championship started.

At night I went to see a fireworks festival at Miurakaigan. I really think Japanese fireworks festival is a great event in summer even if it is too hot. Especially the finale was very nice tonight.

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