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Higiyama Army Cemetery
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: Kaj Metz
- Photos: Wikimedia Commons
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