Children's Peace Monument
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Title
Children's Peace Monument
Subject
原爆の子の像 (Genbaku no Ko no Zō)
Description
This sculpture is a memorial to all the child victims of the atomic bomb and also a specific commemoration to the story of Sadako Sasaki.
Sadako Sasaki was a 2 year old girl living in Nagasaki when the atomic bomb dropped on the city, and she suffered from radiation poisoning. Before her death at the age of 12, she attempted to fold 1000 paper cranes due to a popular Japanese legend that doing so will grant one wish and bring good fortune. She died before she can finish 1000 cranes and her story became one of the most well-known tragic tale associated with the atomic bomb. Today, people still leave paper cranes in front of the monument
Sadako Sasaki was a 2 year old girl living in Nagasaki when the atomic bomb dropped on the city, and she suffered from radiation poisoning. Before her death at the age of 12, she attempted to fold 1000 paper cranes due to a popular Japanese legend that doing so will grant one wish and bring good fortune. She died before she can finish 1000 cranes and her story became one of the most well-known tragic tale associated with the atomic bomb. Today, people still leave paper cranes in front of the monument
Creator
菊池一雄 (Kikuchi Kazuo)
Date
Shōwa 33 (1958)
Format
Unknown
Type
Bronze and concrete sculpture
Files
Citation
菊池一雄 (Kikuchi Kazuo), “Children's Peace Monument,” Japanese Art in the 20th century - Empire, War, Occupation, accessed May 23, 2026, https://www.empire-war-occupation-20thcent-japaneseart.artinterp.org/items/show/114.