• The construction was started by citizens and students in 1945, the year World War II ended, as a firebreak. •
On 6 August 1945, tens of thousands of citizens and students were killed by the
a-bomb. The exact number of victims is still unknown. • The plan to build the Peace Boulevard, the
Hiroshima Castle, the
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and the
Hiroshima Chūō Park were formalized in the
Hiroshima Peace Memorial City Construction Law of 1948. • In the mid-1950s, there was a tree-planting campaign. Around 120,000 trees were donated from
Hiroshima Prefecture alone, and many more trees and plants were presented from all over Japan and the rest of the world in the name of peace. • Now, the Peace Boulevard and the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park are places of recreation and relaxation for citizens. • The Peace Boulevard is the site of many events, such as
Hiroshima Dreamination, concerts,
ekiden races (including the Inter-prefectural Men's Ekiden of Hiroshima) and the
Hiroshima Flower Festival. ==See also==