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Entrance to Nigitsu Shrine (stone marker with name of shrine and stone pillars).

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ID Code SKIKUCHI0637
Title Entrance to Nigitsu Shrine (stone marker with name of shrine and stone pillars).
Photographer Shunkichi Kikuchi
Date Between October 11 and 20, 1945
Location Futabanosato
Distance from hypocenter 1700meters
Existence of phorographic nagatives Yes
Owner Harumi Tago
Custodian Harumi Tago , Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
Description The buildings of the shrine were instantly destroyed by the bomb's blast, and then a fire broke out in the main hall and spread. A wooden torii gate stood behind the stone pillars before the bombing, but it has been reduced to ashes.
Record of publication in literature, exhibition
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