Gates of Peace

Beautiful idea to have Hiroshima visitors walk under arches listing the words for peace in multiple languages. March 8th I go here to hope for peace and send positive vibes around the world to sisters speaking out for gender equality in #iwd #internationalwomensday Unfortunately on 3/8/2020 the pigeons were aggressive as I walked through as they are being fed by someone (please stop!) But fine after they got used to me there.

This memorial symbolizes the nine gates of hell, plus the tenth: "the hell of Hiroshima". The gates of glass are covered with the word "peace" in 49 languages. Ten glass gates (2.6 meters wide, 1.6 meters long and 9 meters high) stretch 75 meters east to west in parallel with the columns of the main building of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum on the north side of Peace Boulevard. The word "Peace," translated in 18 alphabets and 49 languages, is inscribed on the steel-framed gates covered with tempered glass, and on the flagstone underneath. During the night the words on each gate shine in the light.

It’s close to peace park and atomic bombing building but fewer local residents or travelers

Very nice monument in a lovely park with many things to visit. A bit of queue to pay respect to the victims of the atomic bomb. In the city center. Recommended also the hypocenter statue, in a parallel street of the park.

There is a bus stop on the opposite side of the street