Hiroshima Detention House
Hiroshima Detention House is a correctional facility in Naka-ku, Hiroshima. A part of the penal system of Japan, it is operated by the Ministry of Justice. One of Japan's seven execution chambers is in this facility.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hiroshima Castle and Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum.
Hiroshima Castle
Park
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 Castle is situated 460 metres west of Hiroshima Detention House.
Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum
Museum
The Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum is an art museum founded in 1968. It was reconstructed in 1996. It is located near Shukkei-en in Hiroshima, Japan. Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum is situated 290 metres southeast of Hiroshima Detention House.
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. Shukkei Garden is situated 350 metres southeast of Hiroshima Detention House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nagarekawacho and Higashi-ku.
Higashi-ku
Suburb
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Higashi-ku is one of the eight wards located in Hiroshima, Japan. It is located on the uppermost delta of the Ōta River. Within Higashi-ku is the Fudoin Temple in Ushita-shinmachi.
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. Minami-ku is situated 2½ km south of Hiroshima Detention House.
Hiroshima Detention House
- Type: Prison
- Description: prison in Japan
- Categories: detention house in Japan and government building
- Location: Naka-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Chugoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.40219° or 34° 24′ 8″ northLongitude
132.4645° or 132° 27′ 52″ eastOpen location code
8Q6JCF27+VQOpenStreetMap ID
node 1118583412OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=prisonWikidata ID
Q11484676
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Hiroshima Detention House” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “廣島拘置所”
- Chinese: “廣島看守所”
- French: “maison de détention d’Hiroshima”
- French: “Maison de détention d’Hiroshima”
- German: “Arrestanstalt Hiroshima”
- Japanese: “広島拘置所”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 日本郵政公社郵政健康管理センター広島郵政健康管理センター and 広島家庭裁判所.
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