Hiroshima Gas Co., Ltd. Memorial Monument for Atomic Bomb Victims

A monument commemorating the people of Hiroshima Gas who were victims of the atomic bomb along with the brick company building.

Date of construction: August 2, 1967 (Showa 42) Made of black mikage stone, it is about 2 meters high and 1 meter in diameter, and five gas lamps with yellow flames burning on a cylindrical base. The Hiroshima Gas building was an imposing building made of reinforced concrete and brick, with three floors above ground and one below. Located about 250 meters from the hypocenter, it was hit by the intense blast pressure and was completely destroyed in one blow, leaving only a portion of the southwest corner.

INFORMATION

business hours
Open all year round
address
730-08112-12 Otemachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture (South of Motoyasu Bridge Higashizume, West of Otemachi Daiichi Park)

ACCESS

730-0811 
2-12 Otemachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture (South of Motoyasu Bridge Higashizume, West of Otemachi Daiichi Park)

From Hiroshima Station, take the Hiroshima Electric Railway tram (tram) and get off at Genbaku Dome-mae. From Motoyasu Bridge Higashizume, go down along the river and walk for about 3 minutes.

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