| ID Code | A-760 |
|---|---|
| Photographer | Shigeo Hayashi |
| Provider | Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum |
| Location | Moto-machi, Hakushima areas |
| Distance from the Hypocenter (m) | 330 |
| Description | Looking northeast from in front of Hiroshima Gokoku Shrine front building Location: Moto-machi Distance from hypocenter: approx. 330m Looking from the shrine side of the toppled torii gate leading to the front building. In the foreground are the burnt ruins of Hiroshima First Army Hospital; in the background the Western Drill Ground. Just after the bombing, soldiers lay everywhere, killed by the blast, burned bright red by the heat ray. A temporary relief station erected on the Otagawa River bank overflowed with the dead and injured. |