Aki-chō

Places of Interest

Carp castle

Museum

Photo: Reggaeman, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hiroshima Castle, sometimes called Carp Castle, is a castle in Hiroshima, Japan that was the residence of the daimyō of the Hiroshima Domain. The castle was originally constructed in the 1590s, but much of it was dismantled in the Meiji era, and was what remained was largely destroyed by the atomic bombing on August 6, 1945.

Hiroshima

Railway station

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Hiroshima Station is a major railway station in Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company. Hiroshima Station is the terminal station for several lines, and all San'yō Shinkansen trains stop here.

Shukkei Garden

Garden

Photo: Yoshio Kohara, CC BY 3.0.

Shukkei-en is a historic Japanese garden in the city of Hiroshima, Japan. The Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum is located adjacent to the garden.

Places in the Area

Hiroshima

Photo: Danapit, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hiroshima is an industrial city of wide boulevards and criss-crossing rivers along the coast of the Seto Inland Sea. Although many only know it for the horrific split-second on August 6, 1945 when it became the site of the world's first atomic bomb attack, it is now a modern cosmopolitan city with excellent cuisine and a bustling nightlife.

Nishi-ku

Suburb

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Nishi-ku is one of eight wards in the city of Hiroshima, Japan. The Hiroshima–Nishi Airport was located in Nishi-ku.

Minami-ku

Suburb

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Minami-ku is one of the eight wards of the city of Hiroshima, Japan. As of March 1, 2012, the ward had an estimated population of 138,471, with 66,706 households and a population density of 5,307.44 persons per km2. The total area was 26.09 km2.

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