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ID Code 1216-0014
Artifact Name Nameplate
Donor Takashi Sakanoue
Receiving Date 2002/09/25
Size (W×H×D) (mm) 76×170
Distance from the Hypocenter(m) 1400
Number 1
Location Yoshijima, Funairi, Kan-on areas
Description Zensaku Sakanoue (then, 60) and his wife Kazu (then, 49) were exposed at home and escaped with only an emergency bag. Their house burned completely, except for the gateposts. This nameplate still hung on the post. Akira (12), their second son, was exposed while helping with building demolition and died on the 9th.

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