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Honkawa Elementary School Peace Museum
本川小学校平和資料館
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Established	June 1 1873,; built in July 1928,; opened as a museum in April 1988
Location	5-39, Honkawa-cho 1-chome, Naka-ku, Hiroshima
Website	honkawa-e.edu.city.hiroshima.jp; plala.or.jp/honkawa-pta

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The Honkawa Elementary School Peace Museum (本川小学校平和資料館 Honkawa Shogakkou Heiwa Shiryokan) is a museum of the Peace in Honkawa-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima, Japan. The school was the most closest school to the ground zero. They lost about 400 students and more than 10 teachers and the building had great damage by the atomic bomb on August 6, 1945. The Peace Museum is the part of the school building with the basement of the former Hiroshima City Honkawa Elementary School. The school is keeping it as the place to learn the importance of the peace. The school appeared in the book of Barefoot Gen written by Keiji Nakazawa.

History

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students were playing in the schoolyard

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a teacher and students in a class room

Opened as a school in the Myochoji, a temple of the Nichiren sect, on January 10, 1873.
Built a schoolhouse at the current place in 1884.
Constructed as the first reinforced concrete school building in Hiroshima, in July, 1928.
Students in third grade or older were evacuated to another school in the suburbs in April, 1945.
About 400 students and more than 10 teachers were killed by the atomic bomb on August 6, 1945.
Reopened the school for 45 students with 4 teachers in February, 1946.
Renamed as Hiroshima City Honkawa Elementary School, current name, in June, 1947.
Designated as the School of the Peace Memorial City by the Ministry of Education in 1950.
Built the new school building and the part of the old building was opened as the Peace Museum in April, 1988.

Museum

Exhibitions

Photographs
Pictures and calligraphies by students of the school
Damaged objects
Thousand Paper Cranes from schools and people

Education programs

Volunteer Guide Service

External links

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-The '''Honkawa Elementary School Peace Museum''' (本川小学校平和資料館 ''Honkawa Shogakkou Heiwa Shiryokan'') is a museum of the Peace in Honkawa-cho, [[Naka-ku, Hiroshima|Naka-ku]], [[Hiroshima]], [[Japan]]. The school was the most closest school to the [[ground zero]]. They lost 400 students and 10 teachers and the building had great damage by the [[atomic bomb]] on [[August 6]], [[1945]]. The Peace Museum is the part of the school building with the basement of the former [[Hiroshima City Honkawa Elementary School]]. The school is keeping it as the place to learn the importance of the peace. The school appeared in the book of ''[[Barefoot Gen]]'' written by [[Keiji Nakazawa]].
+The '''Honkawa Elementary School Peace Museum''' (本川小学校平和資料館 ''Honkawa Shogakkou Heiwa Shiryokan'') is a museum of the Peace in Honkawa-cho, [[Naka-ku, Hiroshima|Naka-ku]], [[Hiroshima]], [[Japan]]. The school was the most closest school to the [[ground zero]]. They lost about 400 students and more than 10 teachers and the building had great damage by the [[atomic bomb]] on [[August 6]], [[1945]]. The Peace Museum is the part of the school building with the basement of the former [[Hiroshima City Honkawa Elementary School]]. The school is keeping it as the place to learn the importance of the peace. The school appeared in the book of ''[[Barefoot Gen]]'' written by [[Keiji Nakazawa]].
 ==History==
-[[Image:Honkawa Elementary School Peace Museum 1935h.jpg|thumb|right|200px|before the atomic bomb around [[1935]]]]
+[[Image:Honkawa Elementary School Peace Museum 1935h.jpg|thumb|right|230px|before the atomic bomb around [[1935]]]]
-[[Image:Honkawa Elementary School Peace Museum at.jpg|thumb|right|200px|after the atomic bomb]]
+[[Image:Honkawa Elementary School Peace Museum at.jpg|thumb|right|230px|after the atomic bomb]]
-[[Image:Honkawa Elementary School Peace Museum h1.jpg|thumb|right|200px|students were playing in the schoolyard]]
+[[Image:Honkawa Elementary School Peace Museum h1.jpg|thumb|right|230px|students were playing in the schoolyard]]
-[[Image:Honkawa Elementary School Peace Museum h2.jpg|thumb|right|200px|a teacher and students in a class room]]
+[[Image:Honkawa Elementary School Peace Museum h2.jpg|thumb|right|230px|a teacher and students in a class room]]
-*Opened as a school in a [[buddhist temple]] on [[June 1]], [[1873]].
+*Opened as a school in the Myochoji, a temple of the [[Nichiren sect]], on [[January 10]], [[1873]].
 *Built a schoolhouse at the current place in [[1884]].
 *Constructed as the first reinforced concrete school building in Hiroshima, in [[July]], [[1928]].
 *Students in third grade or older were evacuated to another school in the suburbs in [[April]], [[1945]].
-*About 400 students and 10 teachers were killed by the [[atomic bomb]] on [[August 6]], 1945.
+*About 400 students and more than 10 teachers were killed by the [[atomic bomb]] on [[August 6]], 1945.
 *Reopened the school for 45 students with 4 teachers in [[February]], [[1946]].
 *Renamed as Hiroshima City Honkawa Elementary School, current name, in June, [[1947]].