In Photos: Hiroshima spreads message of peace on 77th A-bomb anniversary

Takanori Mitsuhiro, 39, his wife Takako, 39, and their 13-year-old daughter Uika, 10-year-old son Kazuki, and 8-year-old daughter Haruka are seen observing a moment of silence at the stroke of 8:15 a.m., the time the U.S. military dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, in this photo taken in the city's Naka Ward on the morning of Aug. 6, 2022. Kazuki commented, "There's talk that Russia could use nuclear weapons, but I absolutely object to their usage." (Mainichi/Takao Kitamura)

People are seen praying before the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park cenotaph commemorating A-bomb victims, in Hiroshima's Naka Ward on Aug. 6, 2022. (Mainichi/Naohiro Yamada)

The Atomic Bomb Dome, front, is seen in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, the site of the Peace Memorial Ceremony on Aug. 6, 2022. (Mainichi/Takao Kitamura)

A family is seen praying before the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park cenotaph commemorating A-bomb victims, in Hiroshima's Naka Ward on Aug. 6, 2022. (Mainichi/Naohiro Yamada)

Students are seen praying before the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park cenotaph commemorating A-bomb victims, in Hiroshima's Naka Ward on Aug. 6, 2022. (Mainichi/Naohiro Yamada)

Atomic bomb survivor Ikue Suzuki is seen praying before the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park cenotaph commemorating A-bomb victims, in Hiroshima's Naka Ward on Aug. 6, 2022. (Mainichi/Daiki Takikawa)

Children are seen praying before the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park cenotaph commemorating A-bomb victims, in Hiroshima's Naka Ward on Aug. 6, 2022. (Mainichi/Naohiro Yamada)

A woman gazes at the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima's Naka Ward on Aug. 6, 2022. (Mainichi/Takao Kitamura)

Tsukio Suke, who lost three relatives to the atomic bombing, offers prayers to A-bomb victims in Hiroshima's Naka Ward before dawn on Aug. 6, 2022. He expressed his wish for the young generation to create a world without nuclear weapons. (Mainichi/Takao Kitamura)

A boy is seen looking at paper cranes around the Children's Peace Monument in Hiroshima's Naka Ward on Aug. 6, 2022. (Mainichi/Takao Kitamura)

Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui, right, and a representative of bereaved families are seen storing registries containing the names of those who passed away following the atomic bombing, in Hiroshima's Naka Ward, on Aug. 6, 2022. (Mainichi/Naohiro Yamada)

People are seen lining up before the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park cenotaph commemorating A-bomb victims, in Hiroshima's Naka Ward on Aug. 6, 2022. (Mainichi/Naohiro Yamada)

Children's representatives of Hiroshima, Alex Barbara, right, and Rin Yamasaki deliver the Commitment to Peace during the memorial ceremony on the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city, at Peace Memorial Park in the city's Naka Ward, on Aug. 6, 2022. (Mainichi/Daiki Takikawa)

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres, left, offers flowers during the memorial ceremony on the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, at Peace Memorial Park in the city's Naka Ward, on Aug. 6, 2022. (Mainichi/Daiki Takikawa)