Messages
Teacher and student
"What was always present in my mind during
production
of the cenotaph was that it would be
completed, but the
dead could never be brought back to
life. I hope that
this statue will continue to stand
and perform its
task of appealing for Peace."
by Cenotaph Producer, Hisashi Akutagawa
"Etching the grief in our hearts,
Let us pray
during our daily lives,
that the souls of the dead
rest in peace.
Let us make an oath forever
that
we will never repeat the mistakes of the past.
Thank you for your cooperation and support."
by the Maintenance Committee for the Canotaph of
National Elementary School Teachers and Children
Killed
by the A-Bomb