They lost about 400 students and more than 10 teachers, and the building took great amounts of damage from the atomic bomb dropped on August 6, 1945.

The memorial service for the students and teachers killed in the blast is held every August 5 at the school.

The school has also appeared in the manga Barefoot Gen, written by Keiji Nakazawa.

During World War II students in third grade or older were evacuated to another school in the suburbs in April 1945.

A few months later, on August 6, 1945, about 400 students and more than 10 teachers were killed by the atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima.