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Fukuro-machi Elementary School Peace Museum
Messages written on the walls of Fukuro-machi school survived the bombing. The small peace museum preserves this immediate evidence of search and rescue.
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People used the damaged school as a relief station and wrote messages while searching for relatives. Seeing those traces in the surviving structure offers a direct connection to the days after the explosion. The museum is a distinct indoor stop in central Hiroshima, especially valuable after the wider narrative at Peace Memorial Museum.
What to look for
Surviving school wall messages and rescue history
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Estimated · Declared scenario and planning estimates; no live opening, weather, queue or booking service.
Outdoor visit · 30–60 min
World planning estimate; admission, opening, visit duration and access need checking.
