The main hall and bell tower withstood the atomic bomb and remain intact to this day.

Kannonji Temple in Koganeyama-cho, Minami Ward, was bombed on August 6, 1945 (Showa 20), 4.25 kilometers from the hypocenter. It is unknown when it was built. The only buildings that survived the bombing are the main hall and the bell tower.

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734-004112 Koganeyama-cho, Minami-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture

ACCESS

734-0041 
12 Koganeyama-cho, Minami-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture

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