Hiroshima
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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 Emplo
Atomic Bomb Dome and Motoyaso River, Hiroshima, Northwest view 20190417 1
Hiroshima Castle 1
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum 2
Takueichi Pond and Kokokyo Bridge in Shukkei Garden 1
Hiroshima Peace Memorial
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The Hiroshima Peace Memorial, originally the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall, and now commonly called the Genbaku Dome, Atomic Bomb Dome or A-Bomb Dome, is part of Hiroshima Peace Memo
Hiroshima
…the city. Most of Hiroshima was destroyed, and by the end of the year between 90,000 and 166,000 had died as a result of the blast and its effects. The Hiroshima Peace Memorial (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) serves as a memorial of the bombing. Since being rebuilt after the war, Hiroshima has become the largest city in the…
Ruin of Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall
Emperor Hirohito visiting Hiroshima in 1947. The memorial can be seen in the background.
Barack Obama and Shinzo Abe in front of the memorial, 2016.
180° view of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. The Genbaku Dome can be seen in the center right of the image. The original target for the bomb was the T-shaped Aioi Bridge seen in the left of the image.