Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum1-2 Nakajima-cho, Naka-ku,Hiroshima 730, Japan |
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April 27, 1998 Dear Ms. Glen's class: We were very pleased to receive your paper cranes and letter. Paper cranes from around the world, created with a wish for peace, are displayed year-round at the base of the Children's Peace Monument in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. Your paper cranes, created from the heart, were dedicated to the monument on your behalf by the staff of the museum. As you know, the Children's Peace Monument was established in 1958 from funds raised in memory of Sadako Sasaki and all the other children that lost their precious lives due to the atomic bombing. The monument expresses our determination to strive for a peaceful world where another child's life will not be sacrificed in war. At the top of the monument there is a bronze statue of a girl stretching her arms up in the air and holding a golden crane, conveying hope for a peaceful future. The two statues, one of a boy and one of a girl, symbolize the next generation's bright hopes. We truly believe that through creating these paper cranes you could share Sadako's strong determination to live despite her illness, and understand the horror of the atomic bombing. Let us unite for the realization of world peace. Sincerely, |
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Minoru Hataguchi Director |