Nagasaki Peace Park
平和公園
A memorial park built to pray for world peace, centred on Kitamura Seibō's 9.7-metre Statue of Peace.
Nagasaki Peace Park lies on a small hill north of the hypocenter and was built in 1955. At the northern end of the park stands the Statue of Peace by sculptor Kitamura Seibō: a seated male figure 9.7 metres tall. His right hand points to the sky, symbolising the threat of the atomic bomb, and his left hand extends horizontally, symbolising peace. His eyes are closed in prayer for the dead. Every year on 9 August, a memorial and peace ceremony for the Nagasaki atomic bomb victims is held in front of the statue. In the middle of the park is the Fountain of Peace, which commemorates victims who died while searching for water in the scorching heat. To the east, the World Peace Symbol Zone displays sculptures donated by many countries, including the Statue of a Peace Girl donated by China. Below the southern side of the park, the site of the former Urakami Prison can be seen. Admission is free, and the park is open all day. Getting there: take the streetcar to the Peace Park stop and ride the escalator up. It can be combined with the Atomic Bomb Museum, the Hypocenter Park and Urakami Cathedral (rebuilt, about a 15-minute walk) for a half-day tour.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum
- Urakami Cathedral
- Sanno Shrine One-Legged Torii
- Twenty-Six Martyrs Museum
- Mount Inasa Night View
- Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture
- Suwa Shrine
- Meganebashi Bridge