Hiroshima Orizuru Tower

Hiroshima Orizuru Tower is a scenic viewpoint in , , . Hiroshima Orizuru Tower is situated nearby to the health club , as well as near the Buddhist temple .
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Photo: Taisyo, CC BY 3.0.
  • Type: Scenic viewpoint
  • Description: building in Ōtemachi, Japan
  • Also known as: “Orizuru Tower”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shima Naika Hospital and Hiroshima Castle.

Hospital
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Shima Hospital is a Japanese hospital, now clinic, in , . It was the exact location where the atomic bombing of Hiroshima took place on August 6, 1945.

Park
Photo: Reggaeman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, 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 what remained was largely destroyed by the atomic bombing on August 6, 1945. is situated 790 metres northeast of Hiroshima Orizuru Tower.

Monument
Photo: Hyppolyte de Saint-Rambert, CC BY 4.0.
The Children's Peace Monument is a monument for peace to commemorate Sadako Sasaki and the thousands of child victims of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. is situated 240 metres southwest of Hiroshima Orizuru Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nagarekawacho and Nishi-ku.

Neighborhood
Photo: Miyuki Meinaka, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a neighborhood.

Suburb
Photo: Taisyo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is one of eight wards in the city of , Japan. The Hiroshima–Nishi Airport was located in .

Suburb
Photo: Lemon-s, Public domain.
is one of the eight wards of the city of , . 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.

Hiroshima Orizuru Tower

Latitude
34.39566° or 34° 23′ 44″ north
Longitude
132.45469° or 132° 27′ 17″ east
Levels
12
Open location code
8Q6J9FW3+7V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 105823445
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­commercial
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­viewpoint
Wiki­data ID
Q27103981
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Japanese to Korean—“Hiroshima Orizuru Tower” goes by many names.
  • Japanese: “おりづるタワー”
  • Korean: “오리즈루 타워”

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