Interview with Hiroshima Survivor

This is a quick interview I did with a Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Survivor for my video podcast Walking on Earth (http://feeds.feedburner.com/WalkingonEarth).

Mito Kousei was born 5 months after the bomb fell on Hiroshima, but his mother entered the blast zone shortly after and thus was exposed to radiation. He has lived near Hiroshima all his life and now serves as a Free Guide to tourists visiting the A-Bomb Dome.

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Travel & Events

Tags:

• hiroshima
• nagasaki
• atomic
• bomb
• nuclear
• world
• war
• ii
• dome
• a-bomb
• cancer
• radiation
• peace
• memorial
• japan

[antzyfi]

we were losung agianst japan then we got pus then sent the atom bomb

[scythefalcon]

@antzyfi Not really, but that would have certainly made for a greater justification in dropping the bomb. The Museum right next door to the Peace Park does a wonderful job in explaining the many social and political factors that went into the decision to use the weapon including one often looked over, which was the impending Soviet threat. Hindsight is 20/20 and to make any judgments about a generation who forfeited their youth to fight for their country is foolish.

[CenturyGamer]

Idiot. There is a difference between what government does and what people do. You think that all germans were like hitler in ww2?

[otka4eslav]

all the japanese people are like that.. kind humble... no hate..

[parasitesarefunny]

There is ZERO physical evidence that says an Atomic Bomb caused damage.

The Damage is the exact same as Dresden or Tokyo Fire Bombings

There is no higher cancer rate among Hiroshima or Nagasaki survivors

There was no residual radiation from the supposed Atomic Bomb

The Atomic Bomb Dome is proof that no Atomic Bomb was dropped

China, Vietnam, Korea etc.. sure were not afraid of us afterwards

Atomic Bomb = 100% War Propaganda so Japs could...

SAVE FACE and surrender.

[suzyjonas]

Barefoot Gen :)

If you know what I mean

[MATTBOBVV]

he seems very nice.

[xNikkaX3]

@rockandbisous : That's wonderful. I'd like to meet him one day. Hopefully I wlll get the chance when I move to Japan.

[rockandbisous]

@xNikkaX3

I wanted to hug him too, so much! I didn't want to unsettle him. So I gave him the last white bean paste cake I had. He took that, and it made me really happy. :) He just sits in the peace park all day waiting for someone to ask him something.

[rockandbisous]

I've met this man. He is such a good person. I went to Hiroshima on a study abroad program to study the atomic bomb. We spent a day with him. He, among other survivors I met, is just one of those people you are thankful to have met in your life. I am very grateful to him.

[3dwinsvcksballz]

wow this guy sounds so happy even though he went through so much.

[greenorange75]

@MrMrhellsing They may hate us, but don't you think America hates them, too? It's almost like a very bad neighbor that you hate and he hates you, too.

[MrMrhellsing]

america is full of assholes thats why almost every country hates our guts.... you guys should see what they teach the children in south asia about american people

[TheHat3z]

@CenturyGamer just because a few drops of oil fell into the ocean , doesn't mean the whole ocean is dirty