Hiroshima Castle
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.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Photo: Reggaeman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: castle
- Also known as: “Carp Castle”
Photo: ADS-Slayer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hiroshima Gokoku Shrine and Hiroshima Prefectural Sports Center.
Hiroshima Gokoku Shrine
Shinto shrine
Hiroshima Prefectural Sports Center
Stadium
Photo: Taisyo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hiroshima Prefectural Sports Center is an indoor arena located in Hiroshima, Japan. The original arena was built sometime shortly after World War II. The arena was rebuilt for the 1994 Asian Games. Hiroshima Prefectural Sports Center is situated 470 metres southwest of Hiroshima Castle.
Jōhoku Station
Railway station
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nagarekawacho and Higashi-ku.
Higashi-ku
Suburb
Photo: Taisyo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Nishi-ku
Suburb
Photo: Taisyo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nishi-ku is one of eight wards in the city of Hiroshima, Japan. The Hiroshima–Nishi Airport was located in Nishi-ku. Nishi-ku is situated 2½ km west of Hiroshima Castle.
Hiroshima Castle
- Categories: Japanese castle, hirajiro, museum, and recreation area
- Location: Naka-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Chugoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.40154° or 34° 24′ 6″ northLongitude
132.45951° or 132° 27′ 34″ eastOpen location code
8Q6JCF25+JROpenStreetMap ID
way 145661233OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q41977
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Ukrainian—“Hiroshima 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: “Parc des ruines 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”
- Japanese: “ひろしま じょうし こうえん”
- 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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Highlights include Honmaru and Hiroshimadaihoneiato.
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