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Day 53 Nagasaki Peace Park 7 March 2026

Nagasaki Peace Park, the Hypocentre, and the Atomic Bomb Museum From Urakami Cathedral, it was only a short walk to the Nagasaki Peace Park. At first glance, it looks like a normal, peaceful public park with trees, open spaces, families strolling. But as soon as you begin to see the monuments, the weight of its history settles in. It is a place of beauty, but also of deep sorrow. The hypocentre marks the precise spot where the atomic bomb detonated on 9 August 1945 at 11:02 a.m. Unlike Hiroshima, where the bomb exploded over the city centre, the Nagasaki bomb fell over the Urakami district, then a largely Christian community. Standing at the hypocentre was emotional. A simple black stone pillar marks the location, surrounded by offerings of flowers and paper cranes. Nearby are the remains of the original Urakami Cathedral wall, placed here as a memorial, a stark reminder of how close the cathedral was to the blast. There is also a powerful statue of a mother shielding her child, engraved with the date and time of the bombing. It captures the human cost of that moment in a way words cannot. The Peace Park itself is divided into two main areas: The Upper Peace Park: This is where the famous Peace Statue stands, a towering blue figure created by sculptor Seibo Kitamura. The right hand points to the sky, warning of the threat of nuclear weapons. The left hand extends outward in peace. The closed eyes represent prayer for the victims. Around the park are numerous international peace monuments, each donated by a different country as a gesture of solidarity and hope. The Lower Peace Park: This area surrounds the hypocentre and includes several smaller memorials, including the remains of buildings, plaques, and quiet spaces for reflection. Walking through both sections, I felt the same heaviness I experienced in Hiroshima, but also a sense of resilience and dignity. My final stop was the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum, located just a few minutes’ walk from the Peace Park. The first thing I saw upon entering was the clock stopped at 11:02 a.m., the exact moment the bomb exploded. It is one of the most iconic artifacts in the museum, a simple object that captures the instant an entire city changed forever. Nearby were more ruins from Urakami Cathedral - shattered statues, broken rosaries, fragments of the belfry, melted roof tiles. Seeing these items after having just visited the rebuilt cathedral made them even more poignant. The museum was very busy, and because I was short on time, I had to skim through many of the exhibits. Even so, the displays I did see were powerful - photographs, survivor testimonies, artifacts fused by heat, and explanations of the political events leading up to the bombing. The museum’s final section focuses on peace education, nuclear disarmament, and the global movement to prevent such tragedies from ever happening again. It was a heavy, emotional visit, but an important one. Nagasaki, like Hiroshima, carries its history with grace, dignity, and a quiet determination to remind the world of the cost of war.