Higiyama Army Cemetery

5-3 Hijiyamakōen, Hiroshima
Hirosima, Japan

This former military cemetery contains graves from different periods. The cemetery, largely demolished by the atomic bomb, was closed for use after the Second World War and relocated. There are about 3500 tombs, including some foreigners such as German prisoners of war.

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Text by: Kaj Metz

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