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ID Code 4103-0018
Artifact Name Incense Burner
Donor Michiko Owa
Receiving Date 1995/11/15
Size (W×H×D) (mm)
Distance from the Hypocenter(m) 1100
Number 1
Location Tokaichi, Nakahiro areas
Description After hearing a rumor that Hiroshima was slated for air attack, Kaigo Owa (then, 35) evacuated his wife, Haru, and son, Shunichi (then, 3), to her parents'home in Koi-machi for safety the day before the bombing. When he left to return to Tera-machi, he said, "I'll come back to see you tomorrow."That was the last time they ever saw him. Kaigo's remains were never found. When they searched for him, they found this incense burner among the ruins. Haru treasured it until her death in 1994.

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