August 6th marks 66th anniversary since the US dropped the first atomic bomb in the Japanese town of Hiroshima.

Buddhist followers wait to take part in a lantern parade in prayer for peace around the illuminated Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, western Japan on the eve of the 66th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing on the city.

People pray for atomic bomb victims in front of a memorial at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima.

People in traditional Korean costume pray at a memorial service for Korean victims of a 1945 atomic bombing, at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima.

Dancers perform in traditional Korean costume as part of a the memorial service for Korean victims of a 1945 atomic bombing, at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima.

Elderly man takes pictures of the Atomic Bomb Dome through the memorial at Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima.

People walk past the landmark Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, western Japan.