Nagasaki National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims

Contents

Introduction

Geographical Features
The Early History of Nagasaki
Nagasaki under Direct Government Control
Red Seal Ships, National Isolation and the Anti-Christian Edict
The Great Fire of 1663 and the Period of Rebuilding
Establishment of the Nagasaki Naval Training Institute and the Nagasaki Iron Foundry
The Modernization of Nagasaki
Nagasaki as a Fortified Zone
Inauguration as a Municipality
From Trade Port to Shipbuilding Center
The Second City Expansion
Urban Planning and the Development of Urakami
Nagasaki City under Wartime Administration

Part 1
World War II

Section 1
Nagasaki and the Second Sino-Japanese War


Section 2
Nagasaki in World War II


Part 2
The Atomic Bomb


Section 1
August 9, 1945


Section 2
Damage


Part 3
Rescue and Medical Relief

Section 1
Emergency Measures


Section 2
Activities by Rescue Teams


Section 3
Medical Relief Activities


Final Section

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