by Kyosuke Mizukawa, Staff Writer
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park was designed 60 years ago by Kenzo Tange (1913-2005), a world-renowned architect. Mr. Tange’s correspondence while designing the park, as well as photos from that period, will be shown to the public for the first time between July 18 and August 9 at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum.
Sachio Otani, 85, a Tokyo resident, is professor emeritus of Tokyo University. As a graduate student, he assisted Mr. Tange with the project. At that time, Mr. Tange was an assistant professor at Tokyo University. The Chugoku Shimbun asked Mr. Otani about his thoughts concerning the park, a symbol of the reconstruction of the A-bombed city.