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Hiroshima Memorial Tower to the Mobilized Students
Type	Memorial Tower
Location	Hiroshima, Japan
Coordinates	34°23′41″N 132°27′14″E
Created	May 1967
Status	Open all year
Website	Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park

The Association for the Mobilized Student Victims of Hiroshima Prefecture built this tower in May 1967 in order to console the souls of over 10,000 students, including those who were Atomic Bomb victims, who died in bombings during the Pacific War. In Hiroshima, there were 8,387 students who were mobilized; 6,907 of which were killed in the Atomic Bombing. The memorial is twelve meters tall, five stories, and is decorated with the Goddess of Peace as well as eight doves which are placed around the tower. To the sides of the tower are plaques which depict the work that the students did, such as factory work, female students sewing, or showing students working to increase food production. There is a plaque in front of the tower which narrates the background information in either Japanese or English. There are also the name tablets of the children who perished in the bombing which were placed in a box inside the tower, as well as the names of the 351 separate schools in which the students were registered are engraved on a copperplate at the back of the tower.

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Overview

The memorial tower is located in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan.

See also

• Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
• Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
• Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
• Hiroshima Witness

References

UINDY Peace Study 2015 - Visit to Hiroshima Japan

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park

External links

Category:Monuments associated with the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Category:Monuments and memorials in Japan Category:Peace monuments and memorials Category:Tourist attractions in Hiroshima Category:Buildings and structures in Hiroshima