By J.K. YAMAMOTO

RAFU STAFF WRITER

The 80th commemorative service of Hiroshima-Nagasaki atomic bomb victims and survivors took place on Aug. 3 at Koyasan Beikoku Betsuin of Los Angeles in Little Tokyo.

The U.S. bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki on Aug. 6 and 9, 1945, killing more than 210,000 people by the end of that year. While many were killed instantly, others died later from exposure to radiation. Locally, a commemoration is held every August by the American Society of Hiroshima-Nagasaki A-Bomb Survivors (ASA).

Koyasan is home to the Hiroshima Peace Flame, which was ignited in 1984 from the Peace Flame that burns in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. The flame has resided at the temple since 1989.

The officiant was Rinban William Briones, head minister of Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist Temple

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