People release paper lanterns on Motoyasu River next to the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall, as it was known before 1945 and now called the Atomic Bomb Dome, as the city marked the 76th anniversary of the world's first atomic bomb attack on August 6, 2021. /CFP

Japanese artist Masafumi Takatori creates a depiction of the Atomic Bomb Dome, mourning those who died in the attack. /CFP

The Atomic Bomb Dome, located almost directly below the hypocenter of the explosion, is seen through the cenotaph at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on August 6, 2021. Reports say the ceremony at the park was significantly scaled down because of the coronavirus pandemic. /CFP