Built in :
August 6, 1957
Established by :
Former Zaimoku-cho Survivors
Zaimoku-cho was one of the neighborhoods of the Nakajima District,
which thrived as a center of amusement, shopping, and eating. As indicated
by its name, wholesale lumber companies accumulated in the area during the
feudal age. Lumber was received and distributed along the river. The spacious
residential area was lined with historical temples. Seiganji Temple was
one of Hiroshima's largest. People often came to worship at the statue of
Kasamori-san in Myohoji Temple and Koyasu Kannon in Anrakuji Temple. The
temples emanated tranquility.
Located only 500 meters from the hypocenter, Zaimoku-cho disappeared instantly.
Residents died immediately. Because Zaimoku-cho and neighboring areas were
designated as building demolition areas, countless middle school students
working on such projects were cruelly killed along with them. Reduced to
a burnt plain, the area became Peace Memorial Park after the war, and the
neighborhood disappeared.