Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan: Table of Contents
- Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan: Facts
- Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan: Geography and Climate
- Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan: History
- Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan: Maps
- Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan: Pictures
- Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan: People
- Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan: Politics and Government
- Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan: Economy
- Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan: Education
- Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan: Science
- Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan: Culture
- Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan: Sports
- Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan: Transportation
- Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan: Travel and Tourism
- Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan: References
- Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan: Additional Reading
- Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan: External Links
Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan: Facts
Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan: Introduction
Hiroshima Prefecture (広島県) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshū island. The city and capital of Hiroshima prefecture is Hiroshima City, Southwestern Honshu, Japan, on Hiroshima Bay of the Inland Sea. Hiroshima city is situated on the delta of the ōta River, whose six channels divide it into several islets. Hiroshima, whose name means “Broad Island,” was founded as a castle town by the feudal lord Mōri Terumoto in the 16th century. From 1868 onward it was a military centre, and on Aug. 6, 1945, it became the first city in the world to be struck by an atomic bomb, which was dropped by a B-29 bomber of the U.S. Air Forces. Most of the city was destroyed, and estimates of the number killed outright or shortly after the blast have ranged upward from 70,000. Deaths from radiation injury have mounted through the years.
Reconstruction under a comprehensive city-planning scheme was begun about 1950 with the rebuilding of the Inari Bridge. Now the largest industrial city in that section of Japan encompassed by the Chūgoku (western Honshu) and Shikoku regions, Hiroshima contains many administrative offices, public-utility centres, and colleges and universities. Industries produce steel, automobiles, rubber, chemicals, ships, and transport machinery. The city is Japan's major needle producer.
Hiroshima has become a spiritual centre of the peace movement for the banning of nuclear weapons. In 1947 the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission (since 1975 the Radiation Effects Research Foundation) began to conduct medical and biological research on the effects of radiation in Hiroshima. Five public hospitals and 40 private clinics give free treatment to victims of the bombing. Hiroshima Castle was restored in 1957 and houses a museum of city history. Peace Memorial Park, located at the epicentre of the atomic blast, contains a museum and monuments dedicated to those killed by the explosion. The cenotaph for victims of the bombing is shaped like an enormous saddle, resembling the small clay saddles placed in ancient Japanese tombs; it contains a stone chest with a scroll listing the names of those killed. A commemorative service is held at the park every August 6th. The museum and cenotaph were designed by the Japanese architect Tange Kenzō, and two peace bridges at the park were sculpted by the American artist Isamu Noguchi. Millions of paper cranes, the Japanese symbol of longevity and happiness, are heaped about the Children's Peace Memorial throughout the year; this tradition was inspired by a 12-year-old girl who contracted leukemia and died as an aftereffect of the bombing. Atomic Bomb Dome (Genbaku dōmu), which was designated a World Heritage site in 1996, is the remains of one of the few buildings not obliterated by the blast.
Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan: Profile
Capital: Hiroshima
Region: Chūgoku
Island: Honshū
Governor: Yuzan Fujita
Area:
- Totol Area: 8,476.95 km2 (11th)
- Land Area:
- Water Area: (0.3%)
Population:
- Population: 2,878,915(12th)
- Density: 340 /km2
Elevation:
- Highest:
Districts: 5
Municipalities: 23
Time Zone:
Abbreviations:
- Postal:
- ISO 3166-2: JP-34
Emblems
- Flower
- Tree: Japanese Maple (Acer Palmatum)
- Bird: Red-throated Diver (Gavia Stellata)
- Fish
Web Site: http://www.pref.hiroshima.lg.jp/
Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan: Geography and Climate
Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan: Geography
Hiroshima prefecture lies in the middle of Chūgoku, facing Shikoku across the Seto Inland Sea. Most of the prefecture consists of mountains leading towards Shimane Prefecture, but rivers produce rich plains near the coast, and the prefecture also includes many small islands in the Inland Sea. The sheltered nature of the Inland Sea makes Hiroshima's climate very mild.
Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan: Cities
Fourteen cities are located in Hiroshima Prefecture:
- Akitakata
- Etajima
- Fuchū
- Fukuyama
- Hatsukaichi
- Higashihiroshima
- Hiroshima (Capital)
- Kure
- Mihara
- Miyoshi
- Onomichi
- ōtake
- Shōbara
- Takehara
Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan: Towns and Villages
Aki District
- Fuchū
- Kaita
- Kumano
- Saka
Jinseki District
- Jinsekikōgen
Sera District
- Sera
Toyota District
- ōsakikamijima
Yamagata District
- Akiōta
- Kitahiroshima
Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan: Mergers
Here is a list of mergers in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan since the Heisei era.
- On February 3, 2003 - the town of Shin'ichi from Ashina District (dissolved by this action) and the town of Utsumi from Numakuma District merged into the expanded city of Fukuyama.
- On March 1, 2003 - the town of Saeki and the village of Yoshiwa from Saeki District merged into the expanded city of Hatsukaichi.
- On April 1, 2003 - the towns of ōsaki, Higashino and Kinoe from Toyota District merged to form the town of ōsakikamijima.
- On April 1, 2003 - the town of Shimokamigari from Aki District merged into the expanded city of Kure.
- On March 1, 2004 - the towns of Kōta, Midori, Mukaihara, Takamiya, Yachiyo, and Yoshida from Takata District (dissolved by this action) merged, creating the city of Akitakata.
- On April 1, 2004 - the municipalities of Funo, Kimita, Kisa, Mirasaka, Miwa, and Sakugi from Futami District (dissolved by this action) and Kōnu from Kōnu District merged with the old city of Miyoshi to create the new city of Miyoshi.
- On April 1, 2004 - the town of Jōge from Kōnu District merged with the expanded city of Fuchū.
- On April 1, 2004 - the town of Kawajiri from Toyota District merged into the expanded city of Kure.
- On October 1, 2004 - the towns of Kōzan, Sera, and Seranishi from Sera District merged to form the new town of Sera.
- On October 1, 2004 - the municipalities of Kake, Togouchi, and Tsutsuga from Yamagata District merged, creating the town of Akiōta.
- On November 1, 2004 - the town of Etajima from Aki District merged with the towns of Nōmi, ōgaki, and Okimi from Saeki District forming the city of Etajima.
- On November 5, 2004 - the towns of Jinseki, Sanwa, and Yuki and the village of Toyomatsu from Jinseki District merged, creating the town of Jinsekikōgen.
- On February 1, 2005 - the municipalities of Chiyoda, Geihoku, ōasa, and Toyohira from Yamagata District merged, creating the town of Kitahiroshima.
- On February 1, 2005 - the municipalities of Numakuma from Numakuma District (dissolved by this action) merged with the expanded city of Fukuyama.
- On February 7, 2005 - the municipalities of Fukutomi, Kōchi, Kurose, and Toyosaka from Kamo District and Akitsu from Toyota District merged into the expanded city of Higashihiroshima.
- On March 20, 2005 - the towns of Ondo, Kurahashi, Kamagari from Aki District and the towns of Yasuura, Toyohama and Yutaka from Toyota District merged into the expanded city of Kure.
- On March 22, 2005 - the town of Daiwa from the former Kamo District (dissolved by this action), the town of Kui from Mitsugi District, and the town of Hongō from Toyota District merged with the old city of Mihara to create the new city of Mihara.
- On March 28, 2005 - the towns of Mitsugi and Mukaishima from Mitsugi District merged into the expanded city of Onomichi. Mitsugi District was dissolved as a result.
- On March 31, 2005 - the towns of Hiwa, Kuchiwa, Saijō, Takano, and Tōjō, from the former Hiba District (dissolved by this action) and the town of Sōryō from the former Kōnu District (dissolved by this action) merged with the city of Shōbara to create the new city of Shōbara.
- On April 25, 2005 - the town of Yuki from Saeki District merged into the expanded city of Hiroshima (as part of Saeki Ward).
- On November 3, 2005 - the towns of Miyajima and ōno from Saeki District merged into the expanded city of Hatsukaichi. Saeki District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
- On January 10, 2006 - the city of Innoshima and the town of Setoda from Toyota District merged into the expanded city of Onomichi.
- On March 1, 2006 - the town of Kannabe from Fukayasu District merged into the expanded city of Fukuyama. Fukayasu District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan: Climate
Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan: History
Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan: Early History
Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan: Middle History
Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan: Modern History
The area around Hiroshima, formerly divided into Bingo and Aki provinces, has been a center of trade and culture since the beginning of Japan's recorded history. Hiroshima is a traditional center of the Chūgoku region and was the seat of the Mori clan until the Battle of Sekigahara.
Hiroshima is home to two UNESCO World Heritage sites:
- The Atomic Dome in Hiroshima, one of the few remnants of prewar Hiroshima following the atomic bombing in 1945
- The Itsukushima Shrine in Miyajima, famed for filling with water and appearing to "float" during high tide.
Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan: Maps
Map of Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan: Google Map
Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan: Pictures
Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan: Photo Gallery
Hiroshima Castle, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Memorial Cenotaph, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan: People
Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan: Politics and Government
Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan: Economy
Hiroshima's main industries include automobiles (Mazda is headquartered in Hiroshima Prefecture) and shipbuilding (Kure was one of the main naval bases of the Imperial Japanese Navy and remains a major commercial yard).
Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan: Education
Prefectural University of Hiroshima
Prefectural University of Hiroshima (県立広島大学) is a public university in Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan, established in 2005.
Hiroshima Prefectural Women's University
Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan: Science
Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan: Culture
Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan: Sports
Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan: Transportation
Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan: Airports
Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan: Rail
Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan: Roads
Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan: Ports
Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan: Travel and Tourism
Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan: Flights
Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan: Hotels
GTA Discounted Hotels Reservations
Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan: Restaurants
Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan: Attractions
- Hiroshima Peace Memorial
- Hiroshima Castle
- Shukukei Garden
- Mitaki Temple
- Itsukushima Shrine
- Momiji-dani Park
- Mt. Misen
- Miyajima Aquarium
- Senko Temple
- Jodo Temple
- Saikoku Temple
- Onomichi Castle
- Onomichi City Art Museum
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