Japan City Guides: Hiroshima
Hiroshima
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History
Hiroshima, place chief of the prefecture éponyme, begins its history on April 15, 1589 when Terumoto Mori decides to establish its cheap accomodation there. Soon around the cheap accomodation started to develop in the sandy islands of the delta of the Ota river of the small named villages "Gokaura" or "Gokason". The cheap accomodation being established on largest of these islands. It is possible that the city draws its name from this origin (broad Hiro meaning and shima meaning island.) the cheap accomodation and its dependences were then under the supervision of the Moris family, Fukushima then Asano.
Under the domination of these two last families, the known city an important development of XVIIéme or XIXéme century. With the forwarding of the commodore Perry in 1853 the political climate of Japan becomes more and more tended between the reformists, in favour of the emperor and the conservatives in favour of Tukugawa. Hiroshima becomes with the time the center where all the tensions crystallize and becomes a military base pro-Tokugawa.
Place will be made with the mediation to prevent that a civil war does not burst. In December 1867 the shogunat abdicated. In 1871 the stronghold of Hiroshima became the prefecture of Hiroshima. In 1872, for the benefit of the new administrative cutting of Japan, the town of Hiroshima was indicated like a district with whole share. The district of Hiroshima under was divided into 4 others under districts. Thereafter a new reform intervened for the creation of municipality.
Hiroshima became thus officially the town of Hiroshima on April 1, 1889 and Akira Miki was its first mayor. In 1873 Hiroshima was indicated to accomodate one of the 6 garrisons of the country. Hiroshima becomes a military city at this time. In 1894, during the Sino-Japanese war and in 1904/1905 during the war Russo-Japanese woman Hiroshima will be the district general of the Japanese imperial army. It is then quite naturally that at the time of the second world war Hiroshima will be one of largest naval military centers the. On August 6, 1945 with 8h15 the bomber "Enola Glay" of the army of the United States of America controlled by Paul Tibbets releases on the city first bomb A of the history.
This one exploding with 600m of altitude will make in less than 10 second more than 80.000 dead. The indirect victims will be several hundreds of thousands over several years. The Japanese diet (Parliament) indicates Hiroshima like city of peace. The population of Hiroshima was evaluated on September 30, 2003 with 1.144.584 hearts. To have an idea of caused devastation you can consult this site in English language: http://www.pcf.city.hiroshima.jp/peacesite/English/Stage1/1-1E.html
Model reproducing the town of Hiroshima after the explosion of the bomb. Climate and Geography Hiroshima is located at the west of the principal island of Honshu on the shores of the inland sea where emerges the Ota-gawa river. The city divided into 8 districts (Naka, Higashi, Minami, Nishi, Asaminami, Asakita, Aki and Saeki) covers a surface of 742.03 k?. The average annual temperature is of 16.1°c with maximum of 34,1°C in September and minima - 3.9? in January (in 2003).
Economy
The local economy is primarily turned towards the tertiary sector (services, finance, insurance). Large companies of the type Asahi, Honda, Sanyo are established on the territory of Hiroshima. If you wish to obtain information on the companies present in Hiroshima you can consult this site in English language which reference more than 400 companies: http://www.hitec.city.hiroshima.jp/index-e.html
Nightlife and Eating Out
Nightlife areas include Nagarekawa and Shintenchi in the east of the city.
Try one of the more than 2000 Hiroshimayaki Guesthouses - a local variety of okonomiyaki - a kind of savory egg-based pancake. Hiroshima is also noted for its seafood, especially oysters.
Getting There
Served by the Sanyo Shinkansen line (2 hours 10 mins. to Osaka) and Hiroshima Nishi Airport and Hiroshima Airport (for Tokyo and international destinations).
The city has a cheap and efficient streetcar (trolley) system, using old stock from Kyoto, Kobe and Osaka, as well as new ryokans. Presently fares are 150 yen in the inner ring, pay as you leave.
Day Trips
Miyajima The sacred island of Miyajima (Itsukushima) is known as one of Japan's top three views famous for its Shinto torii gate rising from the sea.
The island also has an aquarium, a pleasant beach and local crafts on display.
Stroll along the banks or take a cruise on any of the 6 rivers that flow through the city. Starting point for many cruises around the Inland Sea. It is also possible to take a river boat between two UNESCO World Heritage sites from Peace Park out to Miyajima.
Hiroshima is a good base for excursions to the traditional rural areas of Shimane, including Izumo Taisha Shrine (reputedly the oldest in Japan); the Tottori sand dunes; and the scenic islands of Shikoku and Kyushu.
japan hotel information Founded in 1589 by the feudal lord Terumoto Mori, who named the city Hiroshima (broad island) and built Hiroshima cheap accomodation . The city became a garrison town for the Imperial army after 1868 and entered the history books forever on August 6th, 1945 when a US B29 bomber 'Enola Gay' dropped the world's first atomic bomb on Hiroshima which eventually killed around 140,000 people and devastated the city.
Hiroshima has become a mecca for peace activists worldwide, so first on the list must be the Peace Park , Peace Memorial city information / tips , and the A-Bomb Dome . A new addition to the Peace Park area are the ten Gates of Peace - ten 9m glass arches inscribed with the word "peace" in 45 languages and completed in 2005.
Click here for detailed information on Hiroshima Peace Park Memorials
Other places of interest include Hiroshima city information / tips of Art (Tel: 082 223 2530), Hiroshima City Manga city information / tips and the Hiroshima Prefectural Art city information / tips.
Hijiyama Park , on a slight hill south of Hiroshima Station contains the Hiroshima City Manga Library and the Hiroshima City city information / tips of Contemporary Art (Tel: 082 264 1121). Hijiyama Park is a popular cherry blossom viewing spot in spring.
Shukkeien Garden (Tel: 082 221 3620), modeled on Xi Hu (West Lake) in Hangzhou, southern China, was designed by Soko Ueda for the feudal lord of Hiroshima, Nagaakira Asano in 1620. Badly damamged by the bomb, the circular-tour garden has been restored to its original glory. Shukkeien is adjacent to Hiroshima Prefectural Art city information / tips (Tel: 082 223 2530), which exhibits work by Salvidor Dali and Hirayama Ikuo.
Hiroshima cheap accomodation , or "Rijo" (Carp cheap accomodation), 2 km west of Hiroshima Station was completed in 1589 but completely destroyed in 1945 and rebuilt in 1958. There are great views over the city from the top. Gokoku Shrine in the cheap accomodation grounds is a Shinto shrine dedicated to Japan's war dead.
Just to the south west of Hiroshima cheap accomodation is Chuo Park , the city's largest open space, containing Hiroshima Baseball Stadium, Hiroshima city information / tips of Art (Tel: 082 223 2530), with works by Picasso, Matisse Monet, Van Gogh and Degas and a Children's city information / tips (Tel: 082 222 5346).
Perched up on Futabayama behind Hiroshima Station is the silver Peace Pagoda , reached by a tHOTEL RESERVATION / BOOKING ONLINEfrom Toshogu Shrine and Kinko Inari Shrine, and with fine views of the city and the sea. Walkers can continue to Ushitayama (around 2-3 hours) and return to Hiroshima by bus. Fudoin ryokan , also north of Hiroshima Station, is Hiroshima's oldest surviving building.
The Yamato city information / tips (Tel: 0823 25 3017), a 5 minute walk from JR Kure Station, is dedicated to the world's largest battleship, which was built in Kure, the site of a former Imperial Navy shipyard and naval academy. A 1/10 scale reproduction of the Yamato forms the centerpiece of the city information / tips which also displays guns, torpedoes, shells and aircraft of the WWII period. The giant ship was sunk by US aircraft in 1945 with the loss of 2,475 lives. Kure is east of Hiroshima and can be reached in about 30 minutes by JR Express trains.
Tourist information
Tourist information centers at Hiroshima Station (tel. 082-261-1877) and Hiroshima's Ujina Port. Cultural and other information available at the Hiroshima International Conference Center (tel. 082-247-6738) in the Peace Park.
Sports
Baseball: Hiroshima Municipal Baseball Stadium
Home of the Hiroshima Toyo ryokanp of Japanese baseball's Central League. HOW TO: across the road from the A-Bomb Dome.
Transport
Hiroshima is HOW TOible by road, train, CHEAP TICKETSand plane. On the spot the city has an important network of bus and subway which will enable you to move easily. By plane: You can reach in Hiroshima starting from the airport of Narita (Tokyo) http://www.narita-airport.or.jp/airport_e/ or that of Kansai: http://www.kansai-airport.or.jp/english.
You will have then to take Shikansen (high-speed train) to join Hiroshima. The airport nearest is the airport of Hiroshima: http://www.hij.airport.jp/english/ and of Nishi Hiroshima: http://www.hij.airport.jp/nishi/ (in Japanese).
By train: From Tokyo to return to you to Hiroshima you can take Shinkansen Nozomi or Hikari (4 hours of way approximately). By travelling by the same trains you will join Hiroshima in 1h10 approximately of Fukuoka and 1h30 of Osaka. A tourist information center is located in station JR of Hiroshima.
By CHEAP TICKETS: No information is available in French or English. A connection joined the town of Pusan in Korea. If you want information you can consult the site of the company Minato Navi Hiroshima (in Japanese): http://www2.uminet.jp/
The subway: Nara does not have subway. Bus: An important network of bus furrows the city making it possible to compensate for the absence of subway. To locate itself Ask a chart of the city the information centers located one in Station JR, the other with the port of Ujina and the last with the park for peace. To direct to you serve as the dismemberment of the Ota river. As example the park for peace is surrounded of the rivers Moyasu in the east and Hon in the west. Hiroshima not having subway we advise you to make your displacements with foot. The majority of the major tourist places are concentrated towards the park for peace. Above, dome of bomb A Tourism Hiroshima is a modern city cultivating its image of city of peace.
For the visitor in search for traditional and historical places, Hiroshima is undoubtedly not the most recommended destination. On the other hand to pass to with dimensions from the recent history of the city would be an error. city information / tipss of Hiroshima city information / tips of the memory and peace: this city information / tips located within the park for peace recalls in a striking and realistic way the sufferings of the city at the time of the explosion of the bomb.
city information / tips of contemporary art of Hiroshima: For more information you can consult the official site of the city information / tips in English language: http://www.hcmca.cf.city.hiroshima.jp/english/menu/framepage09.htm Addresses: 1-1 Hijiyama Koen, Minami-Ku.
city information / tips of transport: city information / tips located in a modern building of round form. Address: 2-12-2 Chorakuji, Asaminami-ku
city information / tips of science and health: This city information / tips distils in a ludic way of information to better live, on the human body and radiations. For more information you can consult the official site of the city information / tips in English language: http://www5.ocn.ne.jp/~kenkouka/english/english.html. Address: 3-8-6 sendamachi, Naka-ku.
Soccer: Sanfrecce Hiroshima
The J.League's Sanfrecce play their home games at either the 50.000 capacity Big Arch Stadium built for the 1994 Asian Games or the more homely Hiroshima Stadium near Nishi Airport.
HOW TO
TRAVEL
Hiroshima Nishi Airport and Hiroshima Airport (for Tokyo, Sapporo, Okinawa and international destinations). The tram runs to Hiroshima Airport.
HOTEL RESERVATION / BOOKING ONLINE
Served by the Sanyo Shinkansen line to Osaka(2 hours 10 mins), Tokyo(4 hours 30 minutes to five hours), Kyoto, Nagoya and Fukuoka /Hakata.
Bus
There are long distance bus services from outside Hiroshima Station to Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Nagoya and Nagasaki .
Heiwa Kinen Kôen - the park for peace: This park of more than 850 meters length drawn by Kenzô Tange, shelters many monuments in memory of the events related to the explosion of first bomb A of the history. This park is delimited by the rivers Moyasu in the east and Hon in the west.
In the North of this park is sadly celebrates Dôme of Bomb A preserved in the state. Located not far from the epicentre of the explosion. This building, old office of industrial promotion, is one of only not not to be completely shaved by the breath. It is classified today like world inheritance by UNESCO. North in the south you find the memorials following: The bell of the peace, then the memorial where several thousands of victims are incinerated, the monument of peace for the children having the shape of a rocket, the flame of the peace which will die out only the day when ground will not have any more an atomic weapon, the cenotaph preserving the name of the hundreds of thousands of victims of the bomb, the trees having survived the blast of the explosion, and very fascinating Musée of the memory and peace.
Gardens of Hiroshima. Shukkei in: is one putting back garden originally elaborate in XVIIéme century but rebuilt in 1951. It is located not far from station JR of Hiroshima in particular sheltering a small lake and a bridge at Chinese. Not far from this park (approximately 250 meters) is the cathedral for the peace worked out by the Japanese architect Tôgo Murano. Zoological gardens of Asa: For more information you can consult the official site of the zoo in English language: http://www.asazoo.jp/gaikokugo/infoe.html. Address: Dobutsuen, Asa-cho, Asakita-ku. The cheap accomodation of Hiroshima.
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