| ID Code | RA-155 |
|---|---|
| Photographer | Shigeo Hayashi |
| Provider | Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum |
| Location | Kamiya-cho, Hondori areas |
| Distance from the Hypocenter (m) | 780 |
| Description | Fukuya Department Store and streetcar Location: Teppo-cho Distance from hypocenter: approx. 780m Looking west from near what is now the Ebisu-cho streetcar stop. On the left stands the New Fukuya Department Store (now, Fukuya Department Store) and on the right, the Old Fukuya Department Store. The new building was completed in 1938 with eight stories above ground and two below. During the war, the army, control corporations, and other government agencies took over most of its retail space. The atomic bombing completely gutted the interior and killed dozens occupants. A charred streetcar thrown off the track lies on the roadside. Immediately after the bombing, the streetcar was piled with the skeletons of those burned to white bone in the hot fires ignited by the explosion. |