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”, “Hiroshima Castle”, and “Hiroshima Castle Keep”
  • Wheelchair access: no
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hiroshima Gokoku Shrine and Jōhoku Station.

Shinto shrine
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Hiroshima Gokoku Jinja is a Japanese Shinto Shrine in , . is situated 180 metres south of Carp castle.

Railway station
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is a HRT station on Astram Line, located in 25–80, Nishi-hakushima, , . is situated 290 metres north 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 southwest of Carp castle.

Carp castle

Latitude
34.40274° or 34° 24′ 10″ north
Longitude
132.45906° or 132° 27′ 33″ east
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Open location code
8Q6JCF35+3J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 105823448
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­public
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Geo­Names ID
6324549
Wiki­data ID
Q41977
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Satellite Map

Discover Carp castle from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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”
  • 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”
  • French: “Tour du château d’Hiroshima”
  • 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 tenshukaku”
  • Japanese: “ひろしまじょう てんしゅかく”
  • 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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