Nagasaki -

NAGASAKI JAPAN

On May 20,2023 our cruise went to the port of Nagasaki. It was at this city in 1945 that on August 9 the second atomic bomb was dropped.

The entrance to the Atomic Bomb Museum in Nagasaki.

The first of many monuments located on the grounds.

We then walked to a large square to the Peace Statue.

The spot marking the actual point the bomb was dropped. It went off 1500' above ground.

The spot is set in rings like a bulls eye.

The historic event detailed. The actual minute was 11:02 AM.

The resulting statistics.

One of the memorials.

A memorial for the children that died that day.

The memorial from St. Paul, Minnesota the sister city of Nagasaki.

The plaque on the memorial from St. Paul. Minnesota.

One of many impressive memorials located in Peace Park.

Replica of the bomb dropped on Nagasaki. It was named "The Fat Man".

Inside the museum there are multiple strands of paper peace doves.

The paper peace doves lead into the museum.

Replica of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial building.

Items showing the heat of the bombing.

Images of radiation and heat on people.

The remaining front of the Urakami Cathedral near the epicenter.

Part of the remains of the Cathedral.

Explanation of the Urakami Cathedral ruins.

The Fountain of Peace with the Peace Statue in the background.

Memorials from 3 countries.

One of 5 military ships at the Nagasaki Harbor in 2023.