Shopping District

Shopping District

From left to right, the Hiroshima branch of the Obayashi Gumi, Shimomura watch store and Yasuda Bank are all that's left standing in the shopping district Hondori on Aug. 7, 1945, in Hiroshima. In the foreground, the body of a burned child lays amongst the rubble.

Source: Misugi Kishida/Courtesy Japan Professional Photographers Association