Yachiyo Kato, 91, believes she was able to survive the atomic bombing of Hiroshima thanks to her teacher’s decision.

With the thought that she was allowed to survive the A-bombing to convey her experience to young people, she has devoted half of her life to passing on the accounts of students from Hiroshima First Municipal Girls’ School (now Funairi High School).

Yachiyo Kato began sharing her story with students at a local high school at the age of 90. | CHUGOKU SHIMBUN
Yachiyo Kato began sharing her story with students at a local high school at the age of 90. | CHUGOKU SHIMBUN