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51. Horikawa-cho Townspeople Monument

Horikawa-cho Townspeople Monument

Can you hear
The festival drum for Tokasan, the summer festival?
Can you hear
The festival flute for Ebisuko, the autumn festival?
In the hellfire that day
You were burned to death.
Please return to us as the festival music.

Explanation

Horikawa-cho Townspeople Monument

There is no knowing the definite number of the dead since Horikawa was within 0.5 km of the hypocenter, with many people coming and going. The people of the shopping arcade remember the dead. The hand of the bronze statue points at the hypocenter, 600 meters above Shima Hospital.

Location : Shintenchi, Naka-ku

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