It was built to commemorate the war dead from the Sino-Japanese War to the Pacific War and the victims of the atomic bomb in the former village of Kuji.
[Date of erection] July 12, 1970 (Renovated) [Erected by] Kuchi Memorial Construction Committee [History] This monument was erected to commemorate the war dead and atomic bomb victims from the Sino-Japanese War to the Pacific War in the former Kuchi village (160 people. Of these, 31 were atomic bomb victims: 12 students, 7 soldiers, 6 paramilitary personnel, 5 military personnel, and 1 member of the Women's Volunteer Corps). The monument was originally erected in 1929, but in response to the occupation policy, the government issued a policy in 1946 (Showa 21) (removal of memorials for the dead from schools and public land), and the local residents dismantled it and buried it underground. In 1968 (Showa 43), momentum for rebuilding the monument grew, and the monument was excavated, and two years later, the victims of the atomic bomb were also included as targets for commemoration. The names of the victims are inscribed on the side and base of the monument.
INFORMATION
- address
- 〒731-3362Kuji, Asa-cho, Asakita Ward (in front of the "Kuji Hongo Shita" bus stop)
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