Hibakusha testimonies | Kikue Shiota | Hiroshima (Original Japanese with Subtitles)

At the time of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Kikue Shiota was only 21 years old. She describes how her life changed when she was exposed to the atomic bomb just 2 kilometers from the hypocenter. (Interview conducted by the Soka Gakkai Women’s Peace Committee in 2005.)

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※English, Spanish, French, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), and Japanese subtitles are available. Click "CC."

0:00 Introduction
0:02 21 years old at the time of the A-bombing
0:07 Kikue Shiota was exposed to the A-bomb at her home 2 kilometers from the hypocenter with her 16-year-old sister.
0:26 Immediately after the bombing
2:09 Searching for family in the burning city
3:54 Reunion with family
5:15 In search of another sister on the following day
7:04 Mother's death
8:16 Personal mission as a survivor

The book Hiroshima and Nagasaki: That We Never Forget contains the testimonies of over 50 hibakusha that were collected by the Soka Gakkai Youth Division and published in 2017. It is available as a free pdf download:
https://www.sokaglobal.org/resources/...

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