A number of survivors of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima nearly 70 years ago have left memories of their terrifying experiences in the form of poetry and other writings that are cherished by their relatives and friends and continue to attract readers.

Tamiki Hara (1905-1951) was a pioneer of "atomic bomb literature," writing in his notebook following the atomic bombing on Aug. 6, 1945, "Miraculously, I was unharmed, and I thought I should accept my fate to have survived and tell people of the misery I had seen."

The notebook served as the foundation of Hara's subsequent literature about the bombing, including his best-known work, "Natsu no Hana" ("Summer Flowers").