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Peace Links and Resources: 
Hiroshima, Nagasaki, The Bomb and radiation 
 
 
This page is a collection of Web links and resources which you may find useful for teaching or learning about peace, non-violence and tolerance, through the story of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the continued experimenting with nuclear weapons, and the effects of human exposure to radiation. 

 
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki,  
The Bomb and radiation 
 

Books 

 

  • From Eleanor Coerr (the author of Sadako) comes a lovely book,  Mieko and the fifth treasure, built around calligraphy rather than cranes - a Nagasaki story 

    • (ISBN 0-947241-85-X). 
     
  • Hiroshima survivor Junko Morimoto has written and illustrated some fine books, including My Hiroshima (ISBN 0-207-18873-4) and The White Crane 

    • (ISBN 0-00-662318-2). 
     
  • A very moving Hiroshima book is Shin’s tricycle by Tatsuharu Kodama (English version is ISBN 4-410-37721-3  - a reader with comprehension exercises and translation notes). 

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  • Christobel Mattingley’s The Miracle Tree is a lovely Nagasaki story with fine illustrations by Marianne Yamaguchi (ISBN 0-7336-229-0).

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  • Hiroshima no pika is a fine Hiroshima book written and illustrated 

    • by Toshi Maruki (ISBN 0-688-01297-3) 
     
  • Barefoot gen by Keiji Nakazawa (ISBN 0-14-025125-1) tells its Hiroshima story through some fine comic book art.  Look at a sample at the Black Moon web site. 

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  • A booklet which helps to explain the bombing and the aftermath is 

    • Hiroshima Peace Reader by Yoshiteru Kosakai (Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation) - obtained from Hiroshima Peace Museum. 
     
  •  Other books recommended by others (which we have not yet seen) include: 
    • Children of the A-bomb by Arata Osada 
    • One sunny day by Hideko Tamura Snider (ISBN 0-8126-9327-2)
     
  • Nuclear Holocaust in Film and Fiction includes a list of books. 

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    		   Video 

     

  • There is rare footage of Hiroshima a month after the bombing available as a 

    • Quick Time video to down load from CNN - this was a copy of a film confiscated in 1945 and forgotten until it was accidentally found in 1993! 
     
  • The wonderful comic art story Barefoot gen by Keiji Nakazawa is available on video as 'an eyewitness account of the bombing of Hiroshima'.  Find ordering details at Orion. 

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  • The Five College Center for Asian Studies has a Japan Resource Catalogue which lists videos, units developed by teachers and resource guides. 

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  • For a list of video resources visit the Media Resources Centre at Berkeley and follow the links to 'Collections' and 'Peace and Conflict in the 20th Century'. 

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  • See also Nuclear Holocaust in Film and Fiction. 

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  • The American Friends Service Committee Video and Film Library lists films about Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 

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    		   Audio 
     
     
  •  Fred Small has produced a song 'Cranes over Hiroshima' 

    • (Firebird Music, Oregon). 
     
  • Another version of 'Cranes over Hiroshima' has been recorded by Shinobu Sato with Waterbug Records. 

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  • An instrumental group called Hiroshima have recorded a tune called 

    • 'Thousand Cranes' (Epic label) 
     
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    		   Teaching guides 
     
     
  • There are Teachers Guide Resources at The Atomic Archive. 

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  • See also Debby Gaulin's Teacher CyberGuide

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  • Try Web Quest: A Bomb is Dropped...and Lives are Changed  and an associated Resource page. 

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  • Yoshijima-Higashi Elementary School have posted to the Web their Teaching Plan for a year of Peace Education in 1997, with links to students' field work in the Hiroshima Peace Park. 

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    		   Photos 
     
     
  • An outstanding collection of photographs and contemporary newspaper accounts is in The meaning of survival - Hiroshima's 36 year commitment to peace - published in 1983 by the newspaper Chugoku Shimbun and the Hiroshima International Cultural Foundation Inc, it may be hard to obtain (but try!) 

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  • There is a large collection of photographs at Nagasaki Nightmare - some may be confronting for children.  There are many images from Hiroshima here also. 

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  • A collection of extraordinary day-after-the bomb photos by Yosuke Yamahata is shown in the book Nagasaki journey (ISBN 0-87654-360-3) and at the site Remembering Nagasaki - some may be confronting for children. 

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  • The Hiroshima Archive has photos of trees, bridges and buildings which survived the blast, items from the Hiroshima Peace Museum, and portraits of survivors.

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  • The BURN! site 'A Thousand Cranes for Sadako' has photographs of Hiroshima after the bombing. 

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  • Find photographs about development and testing of The Bomb at The Atomic Archive . 
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  • The photos in I remember Hiroshima by Stephen Kelen show the situation a year after the bombing, with some wonderful photos of children cleaning up debris and having school in the open amongst the ruins of the city (ISBN 0-86806-103-4). 

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  • An excellent collection of modern photos is in Hiroshima calling by Paul Quayle (published by the photographer and available from Hiroshima).  You can find photos and text from the book (and ordering information) at the Hiroshima calling site.

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  • A booklet Days to remember: an account of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (Hiroshima-Nagasaki Publishing Committee) contains very useful photos - obtained from Hiroshima Peace Museum 

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    		   Artwork 
     
     
  • Survivors' drawings  are great for starting discussions but some may be confronting for children.  You can find them in the booklet Days to remember: an account of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (Hiroshima-Nagasaki Publishing Committee) and at a number of Web sites including: 
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  •  The BURN! site 'A Thousand Cranes for Sadako' also has Hiroshima artworks by Iri and Toshi Maruki. 

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  • Infinity City describes an installation of 'art exploring life in the atomic age'. 
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    		   Web links 
     
     
  • Visit CSI's A-Bomb WWW Museum in Hiroshima for a tour which provides excellent information, amazing photos, moving survivors' stories and many links to other resources. 

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  • The Hiroshima Archive contains photographs of trees, buildings and bridges which survived the blast, articles from the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and portraits of survivors. 

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  • The BURN! site 'A Thousand Cranes for Sadako' has photographs of Hiroshima  after the bombing, and survivors' drawings. 

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  • Rare film footage of Hiroshima a month after the bombing is available as a Quick Time video to download from CNN.  This was a piece of history lost to us until someone stumbled across it in 1993! 

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  • A range of other useful atomic bomb and peace information, including photographs, Peace messages and links to resources can be found at the site for the City of Hiroshima.
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  • See an aerial movie of Hiroshima, visit some of its historic sites and take in some sounds at the Hiroshima Volunteer Network site . 

    • Or try Hiroshima City Live for a bird's eye view of the city. 
     
  • The Japan Peace Museum site includes panoramic views of Hiroshima. 

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  • Hiroshima-CDAS has lots of Hiroshima links and a Hiroshima Searcher. 

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  • Hiroshima newspaper Chugoku Shimbun  has a file on Peace Issues and coverage of the Peace Ceremony.  You can also follow links to the Hiroshima Weekly bulletin. 

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  • Spirit of Hiroshima offers a Q&A section, survivors' stories and a tour. 

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  • Visit the Hiroshima World Peace Prayer Ceremony. 

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  • Try the extensive links from Mario's Cyberspace Station. 

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  •  The Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum  and Peace Promotion Board have developed a site for the Nagasakai Peace Declaration,  with lots of useful links, information, Peace messages and photographs. 

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  • A large range of historic photographs, survivors' drawings and poems from Nagasaki and Hiroshima has been collected at Nagasaki Nightmare. 

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  • Also well worth a visit is Remembering Nagasaki, which includes the famous and very moving 'day-after-the-bomb' photographs by Yosuke Yamahata, as well as survivors' stories. 

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  • You can find eyewitness accounts at Voices of Hibakusha. 

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  • There is additional historic information at World War II Sites - Hiroshima, Nagasaki and the Bomb, provided by MiamiLINK. 

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  • You can find more historic information and photographs about development and testing of The Bomb at  The Atomic Archive. 

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  • The Nuclear Age Peace Foundation have compiled the Nuclear Files, with loads of resources. 

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  • Try out the Big, Big List of Nuclear Related Links. 

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  • Information and links relating to the effects of radiation on people can be found at the Radiation Effects Research Foundation, a cooperative Japan-US organisation which has been conducting research and studies for peaceful purposes since 1947. 

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  • The Why Files offers information on the harmful effects of radiation, and links to more at other sites. 

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    Other pages of Peace Links and Resources:
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