Yamamoto Memorial Monument

[Date of construction] August 1967 (Restored) [Builders] Yamamoto District Volunteers and Bereaved Families Association [History] This monument was built to commemorate the war dead up until the Pacific War and the victims of the atomic bombing (72 people, including 24 mobilized students, 2 members of the Volunteer National Corps, 2 conscripted workers, 2 members of the Patriotic Labor Corps, 1 soldier, and 1 military personnel, totaling 32 people). The monument was originally built in 1935, but in response to the occupation policy, the government issued a policy in 1946 (removal of memorials to the dead at schools and public sites), and the local residents filled in the characters for "Monument to the Dead" with cement and preserved it as a "Peace Tower." After Japan regained its independence, the cement was removed and the monument was restored to its original form. In 1967, when the monument was restored, the victims of the atomic bombing were also memorialized. Every year on August 15th, a memorial service is held in front of the monument by bereaved families and others.