HIROSHIMA -- An exhibition on the atomic bombings that devastated the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki will be held at Battleship Missouri Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, this summer when it marks the 75th anniversary of the bombings, the Hiroshima city government has announced.
The exhibition is a joint project with the Nagasaki city government and will become the first A-bomb exhibition to be held in Hawaii.
"We'd like to convey the message from the A-bombed cities that war should never happen again," the Hiroshima city government said.
The exhibition will feature photos of the cities destroyed by the atomic bombings and severely wounded victims, in addition to stories about the experiences of those who survived.
Following the July to September display at Battleship Missouri Memorial, the exhibition is scheduled to be held at the University of Hawaii's Hilo campus from September to October.
The Hiroshima and Nagasaki city governments have held A-bomb exhibitions in 51 cities in 19 countries, including the United States and Russia. They planned to hold one in summer 2019 in Los Alamos, N.M., where the atomic bombs were developed, but it had to be called off due to local opposition.
The USS Missouri came under a suicide attack by Imperial Japanese forces during the Battle of Okinawa. It also served as a place for the signing of the instrument of surrender by Japan with the allied forces. It retired after the Gulf War and is open to the public as a memorial.
The two cities will also hold A-bomb exhibitions in Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture from July to September when the Tokyo Games will be held.
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