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    Hiroshima Prefecture (広島県, Hiroshima-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Hiroshima Prefecture has a population of 2...
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    Hiroshima (広島市, Hiroshima-shi, /ˌhɪroʊˈʃiːmə/, also UK: /hɪˈrɒʃɪmə/, US: /hɪˈroʊʃɪmə/, [çiɾoɕima] ) is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. As...
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    Kure (呉市, Kure-shi) is a city in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 April 2023[update], the city had an estimated population of 208,024 in 106,616 households...
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    The Hiroshima Peace Memorial (広島平和記念碑, Hiroshima Heiwa Kinenhi), originally the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall, and now commonly called...
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    Yamaguchi, Tottori, Okayama and Hiroshima Prefectures. When construction on the castle began, Gokamura was renamed Hiroshima, as a more impressive name was...
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    Fukuyama (福山市, Fukuyama-shi) is a city in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 March 2023[update], the city had an estimated population of 459,160 in...
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    the prefecture were set in 1876. Okayama Prefecture borders Hyōgo Prefecture, Tottori Prefecture, and Hiroshima Prefecture. It faces Kagawa Prefecture in...
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    Fuchū (府中市, Fuchū-shi) is a city located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2023[update], the city had an estimated population of 36,326 in...
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    Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park (広島平和記念公園, Hiroshima Heiwa Kinen Kōen) is a memorial park in the center of Hiroshima, Japan. It is dedicated to the legacy...
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    Fuchū (府中町, Fuchū-chō) is a town located in Aki District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2024[update], the town had an estimated population...
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  • in Hiroshima Prefecture. The following eight schools were integrated or merged into Hiroshima University under the new system of education. Hiroshima University...
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    Hiroshima Airport (広島空港, Hiroshima Kūkō) (IATA: HIJ, ICAO: RJOA) is an international airport in the city of Mihara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Located...
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    United States detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The bombings killed between 129,000 and 226,000 people,...
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    Hiroshima Prefecture. The domain office was located at Hiroshima Castle in Sato District, Aki Province (renamed Numata District in 1664), Hiroshima (present-day...
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    Hiroshima Prefectural Sports Center (広島県立総合体育館, Hiroshima Kenritsu Sōgō Taiikukan) is an indoor arena located in Hiroshima, Japan. The original arena was...
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    Okonomiyaki (category Culture in Hiroshima Prefecture)
    okonomiyaki in Tokushima Prefecture. In the city of Hiroshima, there are over 2000 okonomiyaki restaurants, and the prefecture has more of those restaurants...
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    of 6,112 km2 (2,359 sq mi). Yamaguchi Prefecture borders Shimane Prefecture to the north and Hiroshima Prefecture to the northeast. Yamaguchi is the capital...
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    Tottori Prefecture borders Shimane Prefecture to the west, Hiroshima Prefecture to the southwest, Okayama Prefecture to the south, and Hyōgo Prefecture to...
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    The Hiroshima Toyo Carp (広島東洋カープ, Hiroshima Tōyō Kāpu) is a professional baseball team based in Hiroshima, Japan. They compete in the Central League of...
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    The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum is a museum located in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, in central Hiroshima, Japan, dedicated to documenting the atomic...
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    southwest, Hiroshima Prefecture to the south, and Tottori Prefecture to the east. Matsue is the capital and largest city of Shimane Prefecture, with other...
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    June 18, 1910, that operates streetcars and buses in and around Hiroshima Prefecture. It is known as "Hiroden" (広電) for short. The company's rolling stock...
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    Innoshima (因島市, Innoshima-shi) is an island and former city in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The island is located within the Geiyo Islands of the Seto...
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  • Thumbnail for Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
    In August 2012, Sanfrecce Hiroshima and their supporters association submitted a request to Hiroshima Prefecture and Hiroshima City for the construction...
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    was a town located on the island of Itsukushima in Saeki District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 2019, the town had an estimated population of 1,564...
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  • Prefecture, Japan Iyo-Saijō Station, a railway station in Saijō, Ehime Saijō, Hiroshima (Kamo), a former town in Kamo District, Hiroshima Prefecture,...
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    Zoo, Kiryu, Gunma Fukuyama City Zoo, Fukuyama, Hiroshima Hiroshima City Asa Zoological Park, Hiroshima Asahiyama Zoo, Asahikawa, Hokkaidō Kushiro Zoo...
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  • Governors of Hiroshima Prefecture served from 1871, when the Japanese government abolished the position of the daimyō of Hiroshima. Until 1947, the governors...
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    Onomichi (尾道市, Onomichi-shi) is a city located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 January 2023[update], the city had an estimated population of 129...
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  • Look up Hiroshima or 広島 in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Hiroshima is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture and the largest city in the Chūgoku region...
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