Hiroshima Prefecture
| Hiroshima Prefecture | |||||||||
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| Map of Japan with Hiroshima highlighted | |||||||||
| Capital | Hiroshima | ||||||||
| Region | Chūgoku | ||||||||
| Island | Honshu | ||||||||
| Governor | Hidehiko Yuzaki (since November 2009) | ||||||||
| Area (rank) | 8,476.95 km² (11th) | ||||||||
| - % water | 0.3% | ||||||||
| Population (March 1, 2011) | |||||||||
| - Population | 2,857,990 (12th) | ||||||||
| - Density | 337.15 /km² | ||||||||
| Districts | 5 | ||||||||
| Municipalities | 23 | ||||||||
| ISO 3166-2 | JP-34 | ||||||||
| Website | pref.hiroshima.lg.jp | ||||||||
| Prefectural Symbols | |||||||||
| - Flower | |||||||||
| - Tree | Japanese maple (Acer palmatum) | ||||||||
| - Bird | Red-throated diver (Gavia stellata) | ||||||||
| - Fish | |||||||||
| Symbol of Hiroshima Prefecture Symbol of Hiroshima Prefecture | |||||||||
| Template ■ Discussion | |||||||||
Hiroshima Prefecture (広島県 Hiroshima-ken) is a Japanese prefecture in the Chūgoku region of the island of Honshu.[1] The capital city is Hiroshima.[2]
Contents
History
The area of Bingo Province and Aki Province were merged in Hiroshima Prefecture.[3]
Hiroshima is a traditional center of the Chūgoku region and was the seat of the Mōri clan until the Battle of Sekigahara.
Hiroshima is home to two UNESCO World Heritage sites:
- Atomic Dome in Hiroshima, one of the few remnants of prewar Hiroshima following the atomic bombing in 1945
- Itsukushima Shrine in Miyajima, famed for appearing to "float" during high tide
Geography
Hiroshima faces Shikoku across the Seto Inland Sea. Hiroshima Bay opens on the Inland Sea.[4] The prefecture also includes many small islands.
Yamaguchi Prefecture is to the south and west of the prefecture Shimane Prefecture is to the northwest. East of Hiroshima is Okayama Prefecture.
National Parks
National Parks are established in about 4% of the total land area of the prefecture.[5]
Shrines and Temples
Itsukushima jinja is the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) in the prefecture.[6]
Related pages
- Provinces of Japan
- Prefectures of Japan
- List of regions of Japan
- List of islands of Japan
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima
- Hiroshima Toyo Carp
References
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Hiroshima-ken" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 320; "Chūgoku" at pp. 127.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Hiroshima" at pp. 319-320.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Hiroshima Wan" at p. 320.
- ↑ Japan Ministry of the Environment, "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture"; retrieved 2012-3-13.
- ↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 3; retrieved 2012-8-26.
Other websites
- (English); (Japanese)
- National Archives of Japan ... Hiroshima map (1891)
- National Archives of Japan: Itsukushima kakei, illustrated scroll describing Itsukushima, text by Kaibara Ekiken (circa 1720)
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