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Kogane Jizo at Fumonin Temple
黄金地蔵尊（普門院）
A Jizo statue originally placed near Koganecho Station where the bodies of air raid victims were gathered after the May 29, 1945 Yokohama firebombing. The statue was moved to Fumonin Temple in Minami Ward around 1952–53 and wears a protective air-raid hood (防空頭巾), symbolizing the civilian suffering during the raids.
Matsumoto Castle
松本城
Matsumoto Castle, one of Japan's twelve original castles and a designated National Treasure, is said to have been identified during 1945 as a potential relocation site for the Eastern Army District Command (東部軍管区司令部) under the Ketsu-Go homeland defense plan. Located in central Nagano Prefecture alongside the nearby Matsushiro Underground Imperial Headquarters, the castle and its surrounding area were being prepared as part of a last-stand defense zone in the mountainous interior of Honshu, far from vulnerable coastal cities. The castle itself, built between 1504 and 1594, survived the war intact and remains one of the finest preserved original castle keeps in Japan.
Peace Statue (Nishigawa Greenway Park)
平和の像（西川緑道公園）
A bronze statue erected on June 29, 1954 — the 9th anniversary of the Okayama air raid — in the Nishigawa Greenway Park along the Nishigawa Canal in central Okayama. The monument honors the 1,737 civilians killed in the June 29, 1945 firebombing and serves as a symbol of Okayama's commitment to peace, standing near the canal where many residents sought refuge from the firestorm.
Sendai Air Raid Bombing Center Point
仙台空襲爆撃中心点
A small bronze ground plaque installed in December 2021 at the Chris Road Shopping Arcade in downtown Sendai, marking the exact point the U.S. military designated as the aiming center for the July 10, 1945 incendiary bombing raid. It lies in one of the city's busiest downtown shopping arcades.
War Disaster Monument (Shimo-Ishii Park)
戦災の碑（下石井公園）
A stone monument erected on June 29, 1980 — the 35th anniversary of the Okayama air raid — in Shimo-Ishii Park, Saiwai-cho, central Okayama. The monument stands in the heart of the area devastated by the firebombing, commemorating the 1,737 victims and the destruction of 73% of the city. Registered as an official war-damage memorial by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.
War Disaster Reconstruction Memorial Statue (Tennyo no Zo)
戦災復興記念像（天女の像）
A bronze statue of a celestial maiden (tennyo) erected on August 1, 1974 in Toyama Castle Park, beside the Matsukawa River in central Toyama, to commemorate the city's recovery from the devastating August 1-2, 1945 air raid that destroyed 99.5% of the US target area. Listed among war-damage memorial facilities by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.
War Disaster Victims Memorial Kannon Statue (Ote Kannon)
戦災殉難者慰霊観音像（大手観音）
A Kannon (Avalokitesvara) statue erected in 1964 near Fukui Castle to memorialize 23 people — staff of the Fukui Post Office telephone section and others — who died during the July 19, 1945 air raid. Originally placed in the courtyard of the Fukui Telegraph and Telephone Bureau, the statue was relocated in 1987 when the bureau moved, and in March 1996 a permanent Kannon Hall was completed to house it. Registered with the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications as an official war memorial.
War Disaster Victims Unclaimed Remains Memorial (Tsutsujigazaki Cemetery)
戦災殉難者無縁佛供養碑（甲府市営つつじが崎霊園）
A memorial stele erected on August 10, 1959 at the Kofu Municipal Tsutsujigazaki Cemetery, honoring unclaimed and unidentified remains of victims from the July 6-7, 1945 Kofu Air Raid. The remains had been temporarily housed at Daisenji Temple in Iwakubo-cho before being transferred to this permanent resting place. Registered as an official civilian war-dead memorial by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.
Yokohama War Victims Memorial
横浜戦災者慰霊碑
A memorial erected in March 1950 at Mitsuzawa Cemetery in Kanagawa Ward, Yokohama, honoring civilians killed in the wartime air raids on the city. The site also includes a memorial tower of May 1947 and a "Gassho" (praying hands) stone monument erected by the bereaved families' association on 29 May 1972.