Toge sankichi biography of barack

          At the age of 28, Sankichi Toge suffered the atomic bombing at home in Midori-machi, three kilometers from the hypocenter....

          Monument to Sankichi Toge, author of Atomic Bomb Poems.

        1. It is the subject of survivor poet Toge Sankichi's poem.
        2. At the age of 28, Sankichi Toge suffered the atomic bombing at home in Midori-machi, three kilometers from the hypocenter.
        3. At 28, Sankichi Toge suffered the atomic bombing at home, miles from the epicenter in Hiroshima.
        4. City of corpses / Ota Yöko—pt.

          5. Sankichi Tōge

          Japanese poet

          Sankichi Tōge (峠 三吉, Tōge Sankichi, 19 February 1917 – 10 March 1953), born Mitsuyoshi Tōge, was a Japanese poet, activist, and survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

          He is best known for his collection of poems Genbaku Shishu ("Poems of the Atomic Bomb"), published in 1951.

          Early life and education

          Mitsuyoshi Tōge, later known as Sankichi Tōge, was born on 19 February[citation needed] 1917 in Osaka,[1] the youngest son of Ki'ichi Tōge, a successful manufacturer of bricks.

          From the start Tōge was a sickly child, suffering from asthma and periodic vomiting.[citation needed]

          His family was politically radical, with two siblings official members of the Communist Party and all of the children having been arrested at least once; however, Tōge did not become involved in politics at this time.[2]

          He graduated from Hiroshima Prefecture's School of Commerce in 1935 and started working for the Hir