| ID Code | GE40-31 |
|---|---|
| Creator | Akito Takeda |
| Age at the Time | 43 |
| Donor | |
| Date of the Scene | 1945/8/7 |
| Distance from the Hypocenter (m) | 1,380m |
| Location | Kanayama, Nobori areas |
| Size (H×W) (cm) | 27×38 |
| Description | Bodies on the bridge, bodies on the riverbank, bodies floating down the river Drawing-Text / Akito Takeda Around 8:30 a.m., August 7, 1945 Approx. 1,380m from the hypocenter Kyobashi Bridge "A frightening number of blackish-brown corpses lay along the Kyobashigawa River, their upper halves in the water, their lower halves on land. Probably they went to the river to drink and were doing so when they breathed their last." Excerpt from his memoirs |