A monument commemorating the people of the former Tenjin town, whose entire body was engulfed by the atomic bomb.

Date of construction: October 15, 1973 (Showa 48), the old Tenjin-machi area was hit directly by the atomic bomb and completely destroyed and burned down. At that time, everyone who was at home or outside helping with building evacuation was killed. A copper plate depicting three dancing celestial maidens is set into the rectangular Mikage stone.

INFORMATION

business hours
Open all year round
address
730-08114 Nakajima-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture (Motoyasu River Bank, Heiwa Bridge Nishizume South)

ACCESS

730-0811 
4 Nakajima-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture (Motoyasu River Bank, Heiwa Bridge Nishizume South)

From Hiroshima Station, take the Hiroshima Bus bound for Yoshijima Office and get off at "Peace Memorial Park". At the foot of the west end of the Peace Bridge.

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