45. Chugoku Marine Transportation Office Monument
You might have loved the sea.
You might have loved ships.
A breeze from the sea strokes this monument.
That ship, like a small island,
Isn' t a battleship.
Explanation
The names of 19 A-bomb victims are inscribed along the edge of the round-shaped monument. This monument was originally erected in the yard of the Harbor Joint Government Building on Ujina-Kaigan Street in 1970, and was relocated to the courtyard of the Hiroshima Joint Government Buildings.
Location : Hiroshima Joint Government Building, Kamihacchobori, Naka-ku