Ninoshima: Island of Refuge

Poles of scallop shells anchoring oyster spat are visible at low tide.

The Kannon statue in front of the Heiwa Yōrōkan  erected to pray for the victims of the atomic bomb.

The sign explaining the commemorative area where the remains of many A-bomb victims were discovered.

A digging of the remains in 2004 (left) and the excavated bones. (Photos courtesy of Miyazaki Kazuo). The remains are now collectively enshrined at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.

Traditional Obon decorations in Hiroshima.

Local schoolchildren attend the memorial ceremony.

The Inochi no tō (Monument of Life) located on the hill above Ninoshima Gakuen.