Squeeze the remaining power 18:42 on August 6th
There were over 200 cardboard boxes in the man's home library. It is a record of photographs and data that summarizes the events 75 years ago. For the first time in human history, the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. The man who was exposed to the bomb when he was a junior high school student is facing a huge amount of material this summer in order to manage the facts for future generations.
(Hiroshima Broadcasting Press Yasue Hata)
Cardboard boxes stacked in the library
A large amount of cardboard boxes are loaded in the archive of the home of Hiroshima city survivor Hiroshi Morishita (89). All are materials on the atomic bomb and peace education.
There was also a record that Mr. Morishita asked the classmates of the former junior high school who were attending the atomic bombing about the situation at that time and the health condition after that, and summarized it.
Mr. Hiroshi Morishita
"What kind of situation does a child of the same age who was exposed to the atomic bomb in the same place escape, and what kind of life do they have.
He said that he wanted to record not only his own experiences but also his friends' experiences as a record.
This valuable data compiled by Mr. Morishita, who has been particular about keeping records, is also stored at the Atomic Bomb Museum.
Why, why?
Morishita was a teacher, a father, a mother, two sisters, and a grandmother, who lived in Hiroshima City.
At the time of the bombing, he was 14 years old, a third-year middle school student.
It was a student mobilization and I was about 1.5 kilometers from the hypocenter.
Hiroshi Morishita
"I felt like I was thrown into a huge blast furnace, and immediately after that I didn't know if I was beaten, fainted, or lie down on my own, but I knew I was in the river."
In the evening, the house I finally arrived at collapsed.
The mother died as an underlay.
Morishita lost her consciousness due to a high fever, and she had blood and tingling from her body.
Mr. Hiroshi Morishita
"When I left home that morning, my mother was gazing at me through the window. I wondered what it was, and it remains forever." "Why did you die, why? Japan lost and didn't have anything to eat. I felt like crying out."
Meet the person who dropped the atomic bomb
After the war, Morishita, who became a high school teacher, focused on peace education.
Activities to convey the experiences of the atomic bombings were carried out not only in Japan but also overseas.
There are materials that I have a strong feeling for.
It is a memo when I participated in a tour to think about peace in the United States in 1964.
At this time, Morishita met with former President Truman who decided to drop the atomic bomb. I wrote down the whole story.
"2 pm. I met Truman at the Truman Library."
"At first, I was really palpitated, but it felt like a bare shoulder."
" I'm sorry, no expression."
In the memo, the state of the former president who did not apologize for the atomic bombing even before the hibakusha and his thoughts at that time are recorded.
Mr. Hiroshi Morishita
"By leaving the materials, you can see that it was actually like this, and my thoughts were also like this. As time went by, I saw the events at that time from different perspectives and feelings, feelings It will change and misunderstand, so after all, it is hard to throw away what has a shape at that time.''
Squeeze the available power
How to keep these materials for future generations.
This summer, Morishita-san stays in the library and is organizing.
There have been some events recently that made me feel more entrusted to the materials.
On July 26, a memorial service for the former junior high school of the alma mater.
The school has killed 369 students who were in school buildings and working with students.
Although it is a memorial service held every year, the number of bereaved families and hibakusha who attend is decreasing.
There was no Morishita classmate on this day.
Mr. Hiroshi Morishita
"After 75 years, there are few bereaved families, and few classmates have survived. I want to do my best with my spare power."
August 6 record
How do you keep important materials?
A person appeared to take a consultation.
This is Yayoi Tsutsui, an expert who is very familiar with the preservation of historical materials.
We visited Mr. Morishita in late July.
Among the huge amount of materials, there is a material that Mr. Tsutsui has paid attention to.
It is a material of the attitude survey about dropping the atomic bomb that Mr. Morishita went to high school students from the 1955's. There are a total of 10,000 people.
In addition to the booklet summarizing the survey results, the original answer sheets were stored in approximately 10 cardboard boxes.
In the original, Katsuaki wrote the experiences of each student's parents, grandparents, and each person on August 6.
"I had my grandfather and grandmother at home and immediately died in the atomic bomb."
"Voice calling my mother that night. Calling my child. I can't say it with my mouth or words."
I advised Mr. Morishita to leave everything.
Mr. Yayoi Tsutsui
“If you don't leave this material, don't throw it away. Don't throw it away. The original data is important. I'd like to leave it to the experts. Please let me know whether it is the Atomic Bomb Museum or the university.”
Mr. Morishita was encouraged to make an inventory of the materials.
We are working on it little by little, and are starting to think about handing over the materials to research institutions.
Mr. Yayoi Tsutsui
"I think there is definitely something that I have to leave because it is Hiroshima, so I will not think that it will remain unless everyone makes such an effort, so I would like to think about it together."
Mr. Hiroshi Morishita
"I got some advice on specialized things, so I hope I can make use of them one by one. I want to do my best and try to make various baton touches." I will"
Focus on materials
Up until now, I (reporter), who has heard testimony from many A-bomb victims, suddenly had a simple question while looking at Mr. Morishita in front of a large amount of material.
Isn't it enough to leave a testimony of the experience of the atomic bombing that appeals to many people?
When I asked, he talked about the weight of materials for Mr. Morishita.
Mr. Hiroshi Morishita
"I think video and visual things are effective for appealing to children's emotions and making them feel miserable or unpleasant. We have to learn about social structure, economic structure, poverty, discrimination, etc. To do that, we need materials, data, information, and that. I think we need both emotion and reason."
How we make use of
Many valuable materials that can be said to be proof that we have lived so far.
Instead of ending with "I don't like war" and "I'm scared of the atomic bomb," what should I do to prevent the war from happening?
What should be done because nuclear weapons are not used?
Looking at Mr. Morishita, I felt that it is important to think and act based on the facts that can be understood from the materials, not the history that is conveniently interpreted.