The Nagasaki Bombing Story
A Tour of the Atomic Hypocenter
Only in Japan

What exactly happened after the bomb was dropped? Hiroshima came first. 3 days later, Nagasaki — a plutonium-based atomic weapon dropped and detonated at 11:02am destroying Nagasaki and Urakami Valley is also the last atomic weapon used in war. We’ll talk to survivors, hear their firsthand story – what did it feel like, look like after?

I toured the hypocenter visiting several spots that remain today as ruins of August 9, 1945. It’s an important message on the 80th anniversary as first hand voices of survivors gradually leave us. Their message is that we don’t repeat what happened to them.

Thank you to Yokoyama-san, Ujihara-san, Mine-san and the good people at Nihon Hidankyo, the survivor’s group for the help to produce this episode. They won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2024 for their work of spreading peace through sharing their experience.