Hiroshima
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 Hiroshima's location in Hiroshima, Japan. |
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| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūgoku, Sanyō |
| Prefecture | Hiroshima |
| Physical characteristics | |
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| Population (as of January 2007) | |
| Total | 1,159,391 |
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| Symbols | |
| Tree | Camphor Laurel |
| Flower | Oleander |
| Hiroshima Government Office | |
| Mayor | Tadatoshi Akiba (Social Democratic Party (Japan)) |
| Address | Hiroshima-shi, Naka-ku, Kokutaiji 1-6-34 730-8586 |
| Phone number | 082-245-2111 |
| Official website: Hiroshima City | |
Hiroshima (広島) is the name of a city and prefecture in Japan. Hiroshima city is the capital of Hiroshima prefecture, and the largest city in the Chugoku region of western Japan. About a million people live in Hiroshima.
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[change] History
In the late Sengoku period and Edo period, Hiroshima was the capital of local daimyos. A big and beautiful castle, Hiroshima-jo was built. Its nickname is Rijo, meaning Castle of the Carp.
[change] Atomic bombing
Hiroshima was the site of the first ever atomic bombing near the end of World War II.[1] The bomb exploded over Hiroshima at 8:16 on the morning of August 6, 1945. Much of the city was destroyed. Over 100,000 people were killed, many instantly and many afterwards because of radiation sickness. It is now estimated that 140,000 people were killed by the explosion. The bomb was nicknamed Little Boy after President Theodore Roosevelt.[1] More people died later because of cancer or other illnesses caused by the radiation, between 1950, and 1990, approximately 21,343 people died of cancer, resulted from the radiation caused by the atomic bomb. A building near the blast center still remains and is called the Atomic Bomb Dome.
[change] Itsukushima shrine
Near to Hiroshima, there is a small island. An old shrine named Itukushima is here. It is said that Itukushima shrine was built at the end of the 5th century. Today Itsukushima shrine and the Atomic Bomb Dome are registered as World Heritage sites. Also it was a landing site for the U.S.
[change] References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1945: US drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima. BBC. Retrieved on 3 September 2009.
