A total of 144 people died in the atomic bombing, including 84 employees of the Hiroshima Finance Bureau, 41 employees of the Hiroshima Tax Office, and 19 students from Hiroshima Jogakuin who had been mobilized to work there.

[Date of construction] August 6, 1965 [Constructors] All national tax officials and former employees [History] A total of 144 people died in the atomic bombing, including 84 employees of the Hiroshima Finance Bureau (now the Hiroshima Regional Taxation Bureau), 41 employees of the Hiroshima Tax Office, and 19 students from Hiroshima Jogakuin who were mobilized to work there. In order to mourn the souls of those who died, a monument was erected on the grounds of the joint government building on August 6, 1965, 20 years after the bombing, at the request of national tax officials, the surviving families of those who died, and their seniors. *Parking is not available at the Hiroshima Joint Government Building if you are visiting.

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730-00126-30 Kami-Hatchobori, Naka-ku (Common Government Building courtyard, West Annex of Building No. 1)
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730-0012 
6-30 Kami-Hatchobori, Naka-ku (Common Government Building courtyard, West Annex of Building No. 1)

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