Lower Section of Honmaru

Lower Section of Honmaru is a square in Naka-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima. Lower Section of Honmaru is situated nearby to the park Hiroshima Castle, as well as near the shrine Gishikiden.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hiroshima Castle and Hiroshima Gokoku Shrine.

Hiroshima Castle

Park

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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 what remained was largely destroyed by the atomic bombing on August 6, 1945.

Hiroshima Gokoku Shrine

Shinto shrine

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Hiroshima Gokoku Jinja is a Japanese Shinto Shrine in Hiroshima, Japan.

Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum

Museum

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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 600 metres east of Lower Section of Honmaru.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nagarekawacho and Higashi-ku.

Nagarekawacho

Neighborhood

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Nagarekawacho is a neighborhood.

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.