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A shrine in Asaminami ward, Hiroshima. Its main hall of 1828 survived the bombing 3.69 kilometres from the hypocentre.
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The main hall of Nagatsuka Shrine in Nagatsuka, Asaminami Ward, Hiroshima. It was exposed to the atomic bomb on August 6, 1945 (Showa 20) at a point a little over 3 kilometers from the hypocenter, and though the blast left it in disrepair for a time, it was repaired and rebuilt in 1964. The main hall was built in 1828 (Bunsei 11).
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