History
- Opened as a school in the Kaizen-ji, a temple of Pure Land Buddhism, on February 2, 1873.
- Moved to Fukuromachi, the current place and was renamed "Sakuragawa School" in September, 1876.
- Renamed "Onchi Elementary School" in October, 1884.
- Renamed "Fukuromachi Jinjyo Elementary School" in August, 1890.
- Moved to Harimayamachi and renamed "Harimayamachi Jinjyo Elementary School" in March, 1893.
- Moved back to Fukuromachi in May 1910.
- Renamed "Fukuromachi Jinjyo Elementary School" in April, 1911.
- The main lecture hall was built in February 1927.
- The reinforced concrete school building was built in January, 1937.
- About 160 students and teachers were killed by the atomic bomb on August 6, 1945.
- School reopened for 37 students in May, 1946.
- Renamed "Municipal Fukuromachi Elementary School in Hiroshima", current name, in April 1947.
- New building and lecture hall was built in November 1952.
- Another new building was built in June 1957.
- Moved to temporary schoolhouse in December 1999.
- New school buildings were built in April 2002.
- Part of the building, built in 1937, was opened as the Peace Museum in April 2002.
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