Hiroshima (Japan)
Hiroshima is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. As of June 1, 2019, the city had an estimated population of 1,199,391. The gross domestic product in Greater Hiroshima, Hiroshima Urban Employment Area, was US$61.3 billion as of 2010. Kazumi Matsui has been the city's mayor since April 2011.
Hiroshima was founded in 1598 as a castle town on the Ōta River delta. Following the Meiji Restoration in 1868, Hiroshima rapidly transformed into a major urban center and industrial hub. In 1889, Hiroshima officially gained city status. The city was a center of military activities during the imperial era, playing significant roles such as in the First Sino-Japanese War, the Russo-Japanese War, and the two world wars.
- Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome)
- Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
- Hiroshima Castle
- Shukkei-en
- Okonomi-mura
- Mitaki-dera
- The Gates of Peace
- Flame of Peace
- Peace Pagoda
- Cenotaph for the A-bomb Victims
- Fountain of Prayer
- Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall
- Hiroshima Gokoku Shrine
- Hondori
- Fudo-in Temple
- Hiroshima Orizuru Tower
- Central Park
- Hiroshima Children's Museum
- Former Bank of Japan
- The Figure of the Merciful Goddess of Peace
- Hiroshima Museum of Art
- Hiroshima Botanical Garden
- Shima Naika Hospital
- Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art
- Hiroshima City Manga Library
- Peace Clock Tower
- Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum
- Noboricho Catholic Church
- Honkawa Elementary School gymnasium
- Hiroshima City Bunka Koryu Kaikan
- Hiroshima City Transportation Museum
- Shirakami-sha
- Hiroshima City Ebayama Museum of Meteorology
- Hiroshima City Children's Library
- Rai Sanyo Shiseki Museum
- Pond of Peace
- Statue of Mother and Children in the Storm
- Fukuromachi Elementary School Peace Museum
- Naka Incineration Plant
- Aloi Bridge