Brief Background Information

The Hiroshima castle was erected in the 1590s.However, as you may know, Hiroshima was of two cities in Japan to witness the horrors of atomic weapons.On August 6,1945, the Hiroshima castle was ruined and the Japanese people were in shock of what monster was unleashed upon them.Then came the devastating reconstruction of the castle.Finally completed in 1958, it stands as a testament of the strength of the Japanese people and the hardships they've endured.