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ID Code 3502-0010
Artifact Name Pocket watch
Donor Kazuo Nikawa
Receiving Date 1975/06/28
Size (W×H×D) (mm)
Distance from the Hypocenter(m) 1600
Number 1
Location Yoshijima, Funairi, Kan-on areas
Description Kengo Nikawa (then 59) was exposed to the bomb on the way to his assigned building demolition site in the center of the city. He suffered major burns on his right shoulder, back, and head. He died on August 22. Kengo was never without this watch given him by his son.

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