In the Oshiba area, most of the residents who had been sent to Koamicho to help with building evacuation were killed. It is said that to commemorate these victims, a monument was erected using stones shaped like those on Ninoshima Island, where many victims of the atomic bomb were taken.
[Date of erection] August 6, 1977 [Erected by] Hiroshima City Atomic Bomb Victims Council Foundation, Oshiba School District Branch (15 towns) and non-member volunteers [History] In the Oshiba district, most of the residents who were dispatched to Koamicho (900 meters from the hypocenter) to help with building evacuation were killed. It is said that the monument was erected with stones shaped like those on Ninoshima Island, where many victims of the atomic bomb were taken, to commemorate these victims.
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- 〒733-0000Nishi-ku Oshiba Park 2 (inside Oshiba Park)
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