64 years ago, Tatsuo Yamamoto went to Hiroshima after the atomic bombing to search for his uncle, but he found only a flame from the bombing burning in the ruins of his uncle’s house.
He took the flame home, in the village of Hoshino-mura, in Fukuoka. With the help of his neighbors, he kept the flame burning, in the memory of his uncle and as an expression of his desire for peace.
![Hiroshima and Nagasaki Flame Hiroshima and Nagasaki Flame](http://muza-chan.net/aj/poze-weblog/hiroshima-nagasaki-atomic-flame-02.jpg)
In time, the flame became a symbol for peace and in August 1968 it was transfered in a village monument.
In 1988 the flame was mixed with a flame created by the friction of remains from the Nagasaki bombing and it was placed in a monument constructed at the Toshogu Shrine ( 東照宮 ) from Ueno, where it’s still burning today.![Hiroshima and Nagasaki Flame Hiroshima and Nagasaki Flame](http://muza-chan.net/aj/poze-weblog/hiroshima-nagasaki-atomic-flame-01.jpg)