Koi Service Reservoir

What it is

• A municipal water storage facility managed by the Hiroshima City Waterworks Bureau.
• The site was completed in 1935 and sits at an elevation of 49 meters.
• The former pump room is a designated A-bomb building located 2.31 kilometers from the hypocenter.
• The facility underwent a full restoration in 1949 following the war.

What to see

• A reinforced concrete pump room building finished with exterior tiles.
• The massive reservoir structure which holds a capacity of 25,000 cubic meters.
• The exterior of the historic pump room though the interior is closed to the public.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.