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Weeping Willow （Moto-machi)
On the west side of the Hiroshima City Youth Center, along the bank of the Honkawa River, is a weeping willow that stands 5.5 meters tall with a trunk circumference of 2.50 meters. Among the hibaku trees which survive today, this tree stood closest to the hypocenter at a distance of 370 meters. Its trunk was almost completely burned away; however, the roots managed to survive, and from them, new buds began to grow, becoming the grand tree you see today.
Information
Weeping Willow （Moto-machi)
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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); it's a 4-minute walk from there.
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- Distance from the hypocenter
- 370m
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- MAP
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