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A-bomb Artifacts

ID Code 3501-0045
Artifact Name Wristwatch that became a memento of the donor's younger sister
Donor Masako Maekawa
Receiving Date 2006/05/15
Size (W×H×D) (mm) 30×80×15
Distance from the Hypocenter(m) 600
Number 1
Location Tokaichi, Nakahiro areas
Description Chiyoko Nakata (then, 29), the donor's younger sister, was exposed to the bomb at home. Masako, the donor, was evacuated the day before and could safely escape the A-bombing. The day after the bombing, in order to look for Chiyoko, she returned home carrying water and tomatoes with her. There, she learned that her home had burned down, and found Chiyoko's ashes and this wristwatch.

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