Book (Practical) Japanese literature> At the end of the road from Hiroshima

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On August 6, 1945, at 8:15:17 am, an atomic bomb was dropped that turned Hiroshima into a city of death. Immediately after that, the fight for “live” of Hiroshima citizens begins. Establishing the concept of “Peace City”, 100-meter road plan, holding the first “Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony” (1947), and enacting the “Hiroshima Peace Memorial City Construction Law” (1949) ), And President Obama's visit to Hiroshima in 2016, which became a milestone in the history of the Japan-US war. Draw a rich sense of reality, interweaving literature, testimony, and interviews. While digging out how many people were involved in the reconstruction of Hiroshima and drama that evoke excitement, it will also show Hiroshima's new responsibilities as an “International Peace Culture City” and its future vision. 2017 15th Ken Kaikai nonfiction final candidate. A kite that counts 450 will give further expansion to the view of history. This may be the last piece that witnesses the reconstruction of Hiroshima after 74 years after the war. Impressive non-fiction depicting the recovery and future of Hiroshima. [Author Biography] Masami Yugari writer and journalist. Born 1959 in Hyogo Prefecture. After graduating from Temple University's College of Liberal Arts, he visited more than 50 countries around the world and continued to report and write in a wide range of fields from international situations, economy, culture to sports. “Kuni no Uta”, which collected national anthems from 87 countries around the world in its main book, “Sanka” (Bungei Shunju) approaching its history filled with corporate philosophy and turbulence of 40 major corporations, and the words of great men "The Words: Messages from 123 Worlds in English" (published by Asahi Shimbun), "World National Anthem and National Flag Encyclopedia for Deepening International Understanding", "World Quotations Encyclopedia", "Baton of Peace" drawn by high school students in Hiroshima August 6th Sky "(Kumon Publishing).