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Hibaku Torī Gate Pedestal of the Former Gokoku Shrine
Once three torī gates stood at the site of the former Gokoku Shrine, a mere 370 meters from the hypocenter. The August 6 blast toppled the gates, leaving them in broken pieces. This is the one of two pedestals on which the north torī gate once stood.
The former Hiroshima Gokoku Shrine (Courtesy of the Hiroshima Municipal Archives)
Torī gates collapsed by the blast. (Photo by Shigeo Hayashi/ Courtesy of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum)
Burnt remains of the former Hiroshima Gokoku Shrine, post-bombing. (Photo by US Army/ Courtesy of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum)
Information
Hibaku Torī Gate Pedestal of the Former Gokoku Shrine
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- Address
- 14 Moto-machi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City
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- Access
- Streetcar: Take the 2 or 6 streetcar line (headed for Miyajima-guchi (宮島口) or for Eba (江波), respectively) and get off at Genbaku Dome-mae (原爆ドーム前).
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- Distance from the hypocenter
- 370m
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- MAP
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