Hiroshima City government submits six A-bombed structures as national historic relics, with a report expected by the end of the year
Jul. 15, 2023
by Keiichi Nohira, Staff Writer
On July 14, the Hiroshima City government applied to the Agency for Cultural Affairs to designate six A-bombed buildings in the city, including the Rest House and the former Bank of Japan Hiroshima Branch, both located in Naka Ward, as national historic relics. After investigation by the country’s Council for Cultural Affairs, a report will be submitted to the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology suggesting whether or not designation would be appropriate.
Other structures are Honkawa Elementary School Peace Museum in Naka Ward, Fukuromachi Elementary School Peace Museum in Naka Ward, the ruins of the Chugoku District Military Headquarters (the former Air Defense Room) in Naka Ward and the belfry of Tamonin Temple in Minami Ward. According to the city, the Cultural Affairs Agency will publish the report by the end of the year. If designated, half of the costs of repairing the structures and installing an explanatory panel will be subsidized by the national government, although permission from the agency is required to change existing conditions.
In the city, the Atomic Bomb Dome, Rai Sanyo “Kyoshitsu” (the house in which Rai Sanyo was confined) and the ruins of Hiroshima Castle, all in Naka Ward, and Nakaoda Kofungun (a cluster of tumulus tombs of Nakaoda) in Asakita Ward have been designated as national historic relics.
(Originally published on July 15, 2023)
On July 14, the Hiroshima City government applied to the Agency for Cultural Affairs to designate six A-bombed buildings in the city, including the Rest House and the former Bank of Japan Hiroshima Branch, both located in Naka Ward, as national historic relics. After investigation by the country’s Council for Cultural Affairs, a report will be submitted to the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology suggesting whether or not designation would be appropriate.
Other structures are Honkawa Elementary School Peace Museum in Naka Ward, Fukuromachi Elementary School Peace Museum in Naka Ward, the ruins of the Chugoku District Military Headquarters (the former Air Defense Room) in Naka Ward and the belfry of Tamonin Temple in Minami Ward. According to the city, the Cultural Affairs Agency will publish the report by the end of the year. If designated, half of the costs of repairing the structures and installing an explanatory panel will be subsidized by the national government, although permission from the agency is required to change existing conditions.
In the city, the Atomic Bomb Dome, Rai Sanyo “Kyoshitsu” (the house in which Rai Sanyo was confined) and the ruins of Hiroshima Castle, all in Naka Ward, and Nakaoda Kofungun (a cluster of tumulus tombs of Nakaoda) in Asakita Ward have been designated as national historic relics.
(Originally published on July 15, 2023)
