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ID Code | NG013-10 |
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Creator | Masayoshi Takamoto |
Age at the Time | 19 |
Donor | |
Date of the Scene | 1945/9/12 |
Distance from the Hypocenter (m) | 4,500m |
Location | Yoshijima, Funairi, Kan-on areas |
Size (H×W) (cm) | 17.8×25.6 |
Description | Hauling out and burying the body of a young girl student that had been floating in the river for over a month Drawing and text / Masayoshi Takamoto September 12, 1945 Near the mouth of the Tenmagawa River "I really cried when I buried that girl. It was as if she were my own. I lit incense and prayed for her quick return to her mother. When I put my hands together in prayer, tears came again." Excerpt from NHK Documentary |