23. Sakan-cho Townspeople Monument
Once there was a cold summer,
The town disappeared into a sea of flames.
Once there was a hot winter.
Even now
With the after-effects all over their bodies,
The survivors pray for ordinary daily lives.
Explanation
There are stone plaques on both sides of this monument, inscribed on which are the names of victims living in and around Sakan-cho, together with some other connections.
Sakan-cho is within the Honkawa area, including Sorazaya-cho, Takajo-cho, Doinouchi, Kajiya-cho, Tsukamoto-cho, Tokaichi-cho, Kita Eno-machi, Eno-machi, Nekoya-cho, Nishi Daiku-machi and Sakai-machi. However, this monument was erected solely for Sakan-cho.
It is said that very few people survived, since this community was in point-blank range of the hypocenter, which destroyed everything and killed so many.
Location : Honkawa-cho, Naka-ku