| Description |
Taken from the emergency stairs of the Fukuya Department Store new building. From left are Hiroshima Central Broadcasting Station, the Kumura Residence, Hiroshima Station, the boiler building and chimney of Hiroshima Railway Hospital, Hiroshima Nagarekawa Church, Hiroshima Higashi (East) Police Station, and the Chugoku Shimbun Newspaper Company new building. In front of the Chugoku Shimbun Newspaper Company, an A-bombed streetcar (probably No. 421) can be seen. From the center of the photo to the right are the steel frame of Odamasa Shoten kimono shop and the chimney of Kubota Soy Sauce (located in former Chigiya-cho). In the background is Hijiyama hill. The cemetry in the center is Hanshuji Temple, and this area is called Higashi Shintenchi. From the left are Kanawajima island and Ujinajima island (Moto Ujina-machi and Mukou Ujina), Warehouse of Hiroshima Communication Bureau, Tada Pediatrics, Hiroshima Bunrika University, elementary school attached to Hiroshima Higher Normal School, Hiroshima Postal Savings Branch Office, Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital, and Hiroshima City Hall. In the right foreground is the Kirin Beer Hall. |
