Photo: Hiroshima Peace Park

a young student hurries to catch up with his school group. students are visiting the Hiroshima Peace Park and A-Bomb Memorial in Hiroshima Japan. The A-Bomb Memorial is located on the site where an atomic weapon detonated annihilating the city and killing thousands of innocent civilians. Today Hiroshima is a bright and vibrant city, though the haunting memory of its recent past is still quite palpable.