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Carp castle

Hiroshima Castle, sometimes called Carp Castle, is a castle in , 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.
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  • Opening hours:
    March 1st—November 30th: 9:00 AM—6:00 PM
    December 1st—February 29th: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
    December 29th—December 31st: closed
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: castle
  • Also known as: “Carp Castle”, “Hiroshima castle”, and “Hiroshima Castle”
  • Wheelchair access: no
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hiroshima Gokoku Shrine and Hiroshima Prefectural Sports Center.

Shinto shrine
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Hiroshima Gokoku Jinja is a Japanese Shinto Shrine in , . is situated 120 metres west of Carp castle.

Stadium
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is an indoor arena located in , . The original arena was built sometime shortly after World War II. The arena was rebuilt for the 1994 Asian Games. is situated 500 metres southwest of Carp castle.

Museum
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The is an art museum founded in 1968. It was reconstructed in 1996. It is located near in , . is situated 600 metres east of Carp castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nagarekawacho and Higashi-ku.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Suburb
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is one of the eight wards located in , Japan. It is located on the uppermost delta of the . Within is the Fudoin Temple in Ushita-shinmachi.

Suburb
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is one of eight wards in the city of , Japan. The Hiroshima–Nishi Airport was located in . is situated 2½ km west of Carp castle.

Carp castle

Latitude
34.40149° or 34° 24′ 5″ north
Longitude
132.45995° or 132° 27′ 36″ east
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Inception
1592
Open location code
8Q6JCF25+HX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1423635794
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Geo­Names ID
6324549
Wiki­data ID
Q41977
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Ukrainian—“Carp castle” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Kështjella Hiroshima”
  • Arabic: “قلعة هيروشيما”
  • Aragonese: “Castiello d’Hiroshima”
  • Azerbaijani: “Hiroşima qəsri”
  • Basque: “Hiroshimako gaztelua”
  • Catalan: “Castell d’Hiroshima”
  • Catalan: “castell de Hiroshima”
  • Catalan: “Castell Hiroshima”
  • Central Bikol: “Kastilyo nin Hiroshima”
  • Chinese: “广岛城”
  • Chinese: “廣島城”
  • Czech: “Hirošima”
  • Czech: “Hrad Hirošima”
  • Dutch: “Hiroshima Castle”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قلعه هيروشيما”
  • Esperanto: “Hiroŝima-jo”
  • Esperanto: “Kastelo de la karpo”
  • Estonian: “Hiroshima kindlus”
  • French: “castel de Hiroshima”
  • French: “château de Hiroshima”
  • French: “Château de Hiroshima”
  • French: “château de la Carpe”
  • French: “Hiroshima-jō”
  • German: “Burg Hiroshima”
  • German: “Hiroshima-jo”
  • German: “Hiroshima-jō”
  • German: “Karpfenburg”
  • German: “Rijo”
  • German: “Rijō”
  • German: “広島城”
  • German: “鯉城”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο της Χιροσίμα”
  • Hebrew: “טירת הירושימה”
  • Indonesian: “Istana Hiroshima”
  • Indonesian: “Kastel Hiroshima”
  • Italian: “Castello di Hiroshima”
  • Japanese: “Hiroshima-jō”
  • Japanese: “ひろしまじょう”
  • Japanese: “在間城”
  • Japanese: “広島城”
  • Japanese: “当麻城”
  • Japanese: “鯉城”
  • Javanese: “Istana Hiroshima”
  • Javanese: “Kadhaton Hiroshima”
  • Javanese: “Kastil Hiroshima”
  • Korean: “히로시마성”
  • Malayalam: “ഹിരോഷിമ കാസിൽ”
  • Marathi: “हिरोशिमा किल्ला”
  • Persian: “قلعه هیروشیما”
  • Polish: “Zamek Hiroshima”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Hiroshima”
  • Russian: “Замок карпа”
  • Russian: “Замок карпов”
  • Russian: “Замок Хиросима”
  • Russian: “Хиросимский замок”
  • Slovenian: “Grad Hirošima”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Hiroshima”
  • Spanish: “Castillo Hiroshima”
  • Turkish: “Hiroşima Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок карпів”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок Хіросіма”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок Хіросіми”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок Хірошіма”
  • Ukrainian: “Хіросімський замок”

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