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Tsuruhane Shrine

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ID Code IKITA0003
Title Tsuruhane Shrine
Photographer Isao Kita
Date Late September 1945
Location Futabanosato
Distance from hypocenter 1780meters
Existence of phorographic nagatives Yes
Owner Hiroshima City
Custodian Hiroshima City Ebayama Museum of Meteorology
Description Tsuruhane Shrine. Looking northeast. The building collapsed and was wrecked by the atomic bomb blast, but it escaped the fire. The roof of the corridor connecting the worship hall and the shrine office collapsed. On the right end is a guardian dog erected in 1940 (still standing).
Record of publication in literature, exhibition Listed in Peace Database of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, Photo collection Moment of destruction of Hiroshima
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