広島市役所には、原爆に耐えて生き残った3本のソメイヨシノがあります。当時の庁舎も原爆に耐え、補修を繰り返しながら使われました。被爆から40年後の1985年。新しい庁舎への建て替え工事が行われ、老朽化した庁舎の解体に伴って、ソメイヨシノは樹木を育てる圃場に移植されました。そして、新しい庁舎の完成と同時に、被爆サクラとして現在の場所に植えられ、毎年春になると満開の花を咲かせています。
At Hiroshima City Hall, there are three Somei-Yoshino cherry blossom trees that survived the bombing. At the time of the bombing, the City Hall building managed to survive, and was used as a municipal office while undergoing numerous renovations and repairs. In 1985, 40 years after the bombing, construction began to tear down the old and deteriorating City Hall and build a new one. During construction, the cherry blossom trees were temporarily relocated to a farm that took care of trees; they were replanted in their current position when construction of the new City Hall building was complete. In the springtime each year, these cherry blossom trees can be seen in full bloom.