It is famous for being the closest elementary school to the hypocenter, located on the opposite bank of the main river that runs beside Peace Park. A small portion of the school building from that time has been preserved as a museum, where you can listen to the stories of the volunteers. It was also the model (read differently) for the elementary school that appeared in Barefoot Gen. The Atomic Bomb Museum, which tends to be the main attraction, is worth a visit, but we also recommend visiting this elementary school and the Peace Museum at Fukuromachi Elementary School. You can get a glimpse of a sad part of history.

The elementary school where “Barefoot Gen” was set is now open as a peace museum The site of an elementary school that was completely destroyed by the American military's atomic bomb, a weapon of mass indiscriminate killing at the end of the Pacific War, is open to the public free of charge as a museum that tells the story of that tragedy. It's a 3-minute walk from the Atomic Bomb Dome, so you might want to visit it as well. A facility built with the strong desire to never repeat a war in which so many innocent civilians were slaughtered. In 1928, 10 teachers and 400 children were killed in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima City's first three-story reinforced concrete building. The school building at that time was demolished, leaving only a part intact, and a new elementary school was built on this site.

When I saw the atomic bombed school building, I couldn't express my feelings in words. I strongly felt that we must preserve this fact and this space and pass it on to the next generation. I admire the extraordinary thoughts and efforts of the people of Hiroshima who have left us a legacy. (You can tour for free) Don't forget. There's no way I can forget it.

Although the name is a museum, it is not just about displaying materials. The elementary school building itself is a reference material. I was impressed by the legacy he left behind for future generations. This is a place you should visit along with Peace Memorial Park and the Atomic Bomb Museum. I was surprised to see the original of the atomic bomb memorial and inscription here.

平和記念資料館に行くなら、こちらも是非訪れるべきだなと思う場所です。 当時の建物の一部を資料館にしてるので、黒ずんだり朽ちた壁や焼け残った戸枠など目の当たりにできるので、グッとくるものがありました。 夏場に伺いましたが、館内の各所にエアコンが設置されてたので快適に見ることができました。ここが無料だなんて信じられないです。 こちらを訪れた後に相生橋を渡り、本川を見下ろし、原爆ドームを見ると当時の状況を想像して込み上げるものがありました。 素晴らしい資料館なのに、貴重な当時の壁にコインで付けたような落書きがたくさんあって悲しくなりました。 落書きしないでと注意書きがあるのみで、ロープなどで規制することなく壁などに触れれるようにしてくれてるのに。 ここを訪れたのに落書きするなんて、どんな神経してるんでしょうね。

大人数で、ワイワイ行く所では無いでしょう。鎮魂の気持ちと、永遠の平和を胸に秘めて訪れて見てください。本物だけが持っとる本当の迫力が、伝わって来て背中が、ゾクゾクしました。特に産業奨励舘のバルコニーの脊柱や、体育館の床下の鉄柱、校庭から掘り出した、ガラス片などの実物に、直接手で触れます。当時の小学生が、身近に感じられます。保存、管理が、たいへんと思いますが、世界的な遺産の一部です。頑張って保存してください。

『はだしのゲン』のモデルとなった小学校。職員の方がレーザーポインターを使って場所の解説をして下さいました。 原爆投下時、一人の女生徒さんのみ生き残ったそうです。

There was a place like this. It looks like it was the setting for Barefoot Gen. Only two people survived here at that time. One teacher and one female student. It has been preserved as it was at that time. There is no parking lot, so go to a nearby coin parking lot. This is a place you should visit together with the Peace Memorial Museum.

If you are dedicating a whole day for the Memorial Park, then it's important to remember about this place, which is just a minute walk from the park and tell history of a school, which was standing there during bombing. Exhibition is located in a part of old building of the school, which survived explosion.

被爆した校舎の一部が残されている。館内にも被爆遺構や展示が充実しており、無料で見学できる。 原爆資料館だけでなくここにも訪れる価値あり。 古い館内は昔のままで保存されており、身に迫るものがある。

いつか子どもを連れて来れたらと思っています。 『はだしのゲン』が通っていた学校ではありませんが(中沢啓治さんは神崎小学校) 爆心地に一番近い小学校なのは間違いないです！

広島平和学習フィールドワークの一部として、訪れました。命の尊さ、平和の大切さを学ぶことができます。

旧広島市内では、本川小学校と、袋町小学校は、戦前から、鉄筋校舎だったと考えます。 はだしのゲンの原作者である神崎小学校出身者ですが、本川小学校を卒業されて居ました。

原爆ドーム近くの小学校。入るためにはいちいちインターホンでスタッフを呼ばなければなりません。ちょっと面倒ですね。無料なのが嬉しい。

1 minute walk from Honkawacho tram station. There is no parking lot. The cenotaph in front of the museum was beautifully decorated with flowers. When I asked questions to the receptionist, she was happy to talk to me. I would like to visit again someday. It was built in July 1928 (Showa 3), so it will be 100 years old in just 5 years! This museum should be preserved. It's easy to tear down a building, but you can't build the same thing twice. I want it to be preserved for future generations.

Please come and visit this school. Mr Aoki Sama is very welcoming and cheerful. Teaches us many information on what has the school went through. Please ring the buzzer as the gate is always closed! 👍🏻

Google Maps probably showed the elementary school's business hours, and it said it was closed on Sundays. However, it was open on Sundays as well. We highly recommend visiting this place along with the Peace Memorial Museum and Fukuromachi Elementary School. Although there aren't that many exhibits, they are very vivid and moving. My eyes were glued to the glass bottle, which had melted and crumbled from the heat with its contents still inside. I also saw the life of the only survivor of this elementary school, and learned that the victims of war are always innocent ordinary people.War is a stupid and extremely wasteful act. I strongly believed that it was. I found the red sphere floating in the diorama of Hiroshima city at the time in the basement very frightening.

受付の女性が親切に、お話を聞かせて下さいました。 はだしのゲンの作者も原爆投下後に通学されていた学校との事です。

Highely recommend. Very good depictions and descriptions of the aftermath of thr bomb.