🪖 Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum

Japan · Asia · 32.77°N, 129.86°E

The Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum is in the city of Nagasaki, Japan. The museum is a remembrance to the atomic bombing of Nagasaki by the United States on 9 August 1945 at 11:02:35 am. Next to the museum is the Nagasaki National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims, built in 2003. The bombing marked a new era in war, making Nagasaki a symbolic location for a memorial. The counterpart in Hiroshima is the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum. These locations symbolize the nuclear age, remind visitors of the vast destruction and indiscriminate death caused by nuclear weapons, and signify a commitment to peace.

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Country	Japan
Continent / region	Asia
Coordinates (approx.)	32.77°N, 129.86°E · view on map

Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum is located in Japan, in Asia.

More war museums in Japan

Bansei Tokkō Peace Museum · Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage · Chiran Peace Museum for Kamikaze Pilots · Fukuromachi Elementary School Peace Museum · Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum · Hokuchin Memorial Museum · Honkawa Elementary School Peace Museum · Japanese Sword Museum · Kūtei-kan · Matsumoto Castle.

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