Shigemori Asa

Age at the time of bombing: 49
Date of the scene:
1945/8/6
Approximate time of the scene: 9:00 a.m.
Distance from hypocenter:
3,000 m
Location:
Midori-machi, Minami, Ujina areas

Dimension: 38 × 53 cm

I had heard long ago that astonishment makes people’s hair stand on end, but this was the first time I had seen such a thing. The hair on these people was standing straight up, and the skin on their arms had peeled and was hanging down.

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