Senkichi Awaya | |
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粟屋 仙吉 | |
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| 17th Mayor of Hiroshima | |
| In office 10 July 1943 – 6 August 1945 | |
| Monarch | Hirohito |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Wakami Fujita |
| Succeeded by | Shigetada Morishita |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 November 1893 Sendai, Japan |
| Died | 6 August 1945 (aged 51) Hiroshima, Japan |
| Resting place | Tama Cemetery |
| Spouse | Sachiyo Andō |
| Alma mater | Imperial University of Tokyo |
Senkichi Awaya (粟屋 仙吉, Awaya Senkichi, 7 November 1893 – 6 August 1945) was a Japanese public official who was killed by the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima while he was its mayor.[1] He was one of the key figures in the historic clash between the Japanese police and the Imperial Japanese Army in 1933.[2] He is also known for his Christian activity in the Nonchurch movement and his close relationship with its early leaders.[3]
- ^ Sakama 1995
- ^ ゴーストップ事件, Kokushi Daijiten (in Japanese), vol. 5, Tokyo: Yoshikawa Kōbunkan, 1985, p. 569
- ^ 無教会史研究会, ed. (1984), 無教会キリスト教信仰を生きた人びと (in Japanese), Tokyo: Shinchi Shobō, p. 337