The National Peace Memorial Halls for the Atomic Bomb Victims in Hiroshima and Nagasaki are an effort by the Japanese national government to remember and mourn the sacred sacrifice of the atomic bomb victims. They are also an expression of Japan's desire for genuine and lasting peace.
This Memorial Hall provides a space for recollection of the victims and contemplation of peace. In addition, it carries out the following projects:

• To collect and make available atomic bomb memoirs and stories that mourn the victims
  To convey the reality of atomic bomb damage and the importance of peace through memoirs and stories
  
• To collect and make available names and photographs of atomic bomb victims
  To convey the reality of the vast numbers of deaths by exhibiting the names and photographs of atomic bomb victims