There is a section of Shiroyama Elementary School, run by the city of Nagasaki, that does not match the rest of the modern building.
This section has been preserved to remind visitors of the devastating damage inflicted by the atomic bombing on Aug. 9, 1945.
Located only 500 meters from the hypocenter of the blast, the three-story, reinforced concrete building was heavily damaged. Even today, black scorch marks evidently caused by the heat and flames are clearly seen on the walls of the section of the school housing the old staircase.