Catholic Conversion and Ordination
Images of Fr. Arrupe, Fr. Nevel, the Hasegawa conversion, and Tadashi’s ordination as a Franciscan priest.
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- Father Pedro Arrupe
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- Father Paulo Nevel (Osaki Yujiro)
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- The Hasegawa Family Baptism, June 23, 1946
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- Tadashi’s ordination, March 18, 1965
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- Blessing his parents
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- Fr. Arrupe’s return to HIroshima, circa 1970
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- Visiting Fr. Arrupe in 1987
Before The Atomic bomb
The city of Hiroshima and the Hasegawa family before the calamity of the atomic bomb.
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- The Aioi bridge – very close to what would be the epicenter of the bomb
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- Another view of the bridge
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- The Hiroshima Prefecture Industrial Promotion Hall
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- The Hasegawa family, 1938
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- Tadashi in his kendo gear
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- Tadashi in his school uniform
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- Kunie – the youngest sister who persished in the atomic bombing.
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- Eldest sister, Kanoe
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- Kanoe at age 20
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- Eldest brother, Kunimichi
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- The three sisters, from left: Sachio, Kanoe, Kunie
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- Middle sister Sachio (5th from left) with fellow workers at the Mitsubishi factory.
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- Elementary school children at work.
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- High School students mobilized for war work.
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- Women conducting bamboo spear training.
After the Atomic Bomb
Images of the destruction from the atomic bombing.
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- The Atomic Bombing of HIroshima, August 6, 1945
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- View of the blast taken by Yoshito Matsushige
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- Aftermath
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- View of Hiroshima
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- Bomb Victims
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- Burn Victim
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- Fires raging after the blast.
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- Where Tadashi and his friends were swimming.
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- Map showing where Tadashi was – 2km from the epicenter.
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- A relief station set up on the river bank
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- Damage at 2km from the epicenter
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- Bomb victims approx. 2km from the epicenter
Healing and the Road to Priesthood
Images from Tadashi’s life during the time after the bombing when he went back to finish high school and eventually entered the seminary to study to become a Catholic priest.
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- Scars
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- Tadashi in his high school uniform
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- Tadashi painting.
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- Tadashi with one of his paintings.
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- Tadashi in his 20’s
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- With a couple of friends
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- Performing a tea ceremony
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- Another of his hobbies….
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- Sokichi and Toyono (Father and Mother)
Recent
Hiroshima today plus recent images of Tadashi, his family and his tombstone. Tadashi passed away from cancer in 2012.
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- Hiroshima today
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- Another view
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- The Cenothaph at Peace Park
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- From the 65th Anniversary of the Bombing
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- The museum at Peace Park
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- Flock of doves released during the ceremony
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- Oshiba park – where they spent the first days.
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- A memorial to all who died in the park
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- The siblings on a trip to Europe; Tadashi, Sachio, Kanoe, Haruo
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- Tadashi in the hospital in 2010
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- His final resting place.
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- The dates he was born, ordained, and died.
