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A bronze statue of Field Marshal Yamagata Aritomo by Kitamura Seibō, unveiled near the Imperial Diet Building in 1929. Today, it was moved to Hagi in Yamaguchi prefecture due to its controversial imperialist connotations.

This sculpture is a memorial to all the child victims of the atomic bomb and also a specific commemoration to the story of Sadako Sasaki.

Sadako Sasaki was a 2 year old girl living in Nagasaki when the atomic bomb dropped on the city, and she…