Historical Markers and War Memorials in Japan

By Dave Buchanan, March 2024

Aioi Bridge

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1 ► Japan, Hiroshima Prefecture, Hiroshima — Aioi Bridge —

The former Aioi Bridge was built in 1932, in a distinctive "T" shape. The apparent target of the atomic bombing on August 6, 1945, it was subjected to an estimated blast pressure of seven tons per square meter - 15 times greater than normal. . . . — — Map (db m243960) HM WM

2 ► Japan, Hiroshima Prefecture, Hiroshima — Hypocenter —

爆心地 テニアン島から飛来した米軍機B-29 . . . — — Map (db m243961) HM WM

3 ► Japan, Kyoto Prefecture, Nakagyo-Ku, Kyoto — Ryoma Sakamoto and Shintaro Nagaoka Assassinated Here — (the site of the Omiya store) —

This is where the shop of the soy sauce dealer Omiya once stood, the site of the assassination on November 15th, 1867 of Ryoma Sakamoto (1835-1867), among the greatest contributors to the Meiji Restoration, with his sworn friend Shintaro Nagaoka . . . — — Map (db m113707) HM

4 ► Japan, Tokyo Prefecture, Ogasawara Subprefecture, Iōjima — Commemorating the Battle of Iwo Jima — 19 February – 16 March 1945 — Reported permanently removed

In Memoriam. Commemorating the Battle of Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, 19 February – 16 March 1945. Heavily Fortified and fiercely defended by Imperial Japanese Forces. Dedicated to the brave men of the Fourth Marine Division and . . . — — Map (db m232068) WM