Hiroshima (広島市, Hiroshima-shi, /ˌhɪroʊˈʃiːmə/, also UK: /hɪˈrɒʃɪmə/, US: /hɪˈroʊʃɪmə/, [çiɾoɕima] ) is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. As...
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United States detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, respectively. The bombings killed between 150,000 and 246...
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima (Japanese: サンフレッチェ広島, romanized: Sanfuretche Hiroshima) is a Japanese professional football club based in Hiroshima. The club competes...
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Hiroshima Prefecture (広島県, Hiroshima-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Hiroshima Prefecture has a population of 2...
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Little Boy (redirect from Hiroshima bomb)
of the type of atomic bomb used in the bombing of the Japanese city of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945 during World War II, making it the first nuclear weapon...
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Hibakusha (redirect from Survivors of Hiroshima)
origin generally designating the people affected by the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the United States at the end of World War II. The word...
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The Hiroshima Peace Memorial (広島平和記念碑, Hiroshima Heiwa Kinenhi), originally the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall, and now commonly called...
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Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park (広島平和記念公園, Hiroshima Heiwa Kinen Kōen) is a memorial park in the center of Hiroshima, Japan. It is dedicated to the legacy...
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Hiroden Streetcar Route 1 (redirect from Hiroshima Station - Hiroshima Port Route)
Hiroden Streetcar route #1 "Hiroshima Station – Hiroshima Port Route" runs between Hiroshima Station and Hiroshima Port. Horoden Streetcar route #1 is...
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The Hiroshima Maidens (Japanese: 原爆乙女 (Genbaku Otome); lit. 'atomic bomb maidens') were a group of 25 Japanese women who were disfigured by the atomic...
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Fuchū (府中市, Fuchū-shi) is a city located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2023[update], the city had an estimated population of 36,326 in...
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completely surrounded by the city of Hiroshima. Hiroshima Prefecture Aki-ku, Hiroshima Higashi-ku, Hiroshima Minami-ku, Hiroshima Fuchū has a humid subtropical...
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The Last Train From Hiroshima: The Survivors Look Back and its revised second edition To Hell and Back: The Last Train From Hiroshima is a book by American...
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Hiroshima Castle (広島城, Hiroshima-jō), sometimes called Carp Castle (鯉城, Rijō), is a castle in Hiroshima, Japan that was the residence of the daimyō (feudal...
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Hiroshima Airport (広島空港, Hiroshima Kūkō) (IATA: HIJ, ICAO: RJOA) is an international airport in the city of Mihara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Located...
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Hiroshima mon amour (French pronunciation: [iʁoʃima mɔ̃n‿amuʁ], lit. Hiroshima, My Love, Japanese: 二十四時間の情事, romanized: Nijūyojikan no jōji, lit. 'Twenty-four...
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Tsutomu Yamaguchi (redirect from Man at Hiroshima and Nagasaki)
4 January 2010) was a Japanese marine engineer who survived both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings during World War II. Although at least 160...
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Yuki, Hiroshima may refer to: Yuki, Hiroshima (Saeki), Japan Yuki, Hiroshima (Jinseki), Japan This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical...
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Enola Gay (redirect from The B-29 which bombed Hiroshima)
warfare. The bomb, code-named "Little Boy", was targeted at the city of Hiroshima, Japan, and destroyed about three-quarters of the city. Enola Gay participated...
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Kure (呉市, Kure-shi) is a city in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 April 2023[update], the city had an estimated population of 208,024 in 106,616...
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36°19′44″N 139°21′08″E / 36.3288°N 139.3521°E / 36.3288; 139.3521 The Hiroshima Panels (原爆の図, Genbaku no zu) are a series of fifteen painted folding panels...
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Hiroshima is an American band formed in 1974 that incorporates Japanese instruments in its music. Hiroshima has sold over four million albums around the...
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The Hiroshima Dragonflies (in Japanese: 広島ドラゴンフライズ) are a professional basketball team based in Hiroshima, Japan. In October 2014 they commenced competing...
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Hiroshima is a 1946 book by American author John Hersey. It tells the stories of six survivors of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. It is regarded...
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Japan. Hiroshima most often also refers to: Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Hiroshima Prefecture Hiroshima may also refer to: Hiroshima (book)...
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Ōsakikamijima (大崎上島町, Ōsakikamijima-chō) is a town located in Toyota District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Ōsakikamijima is coterminous with the island of the...
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the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, also known as hibakusha. Hiroshima Witness was produced in 1986 by the Hiroshima Peace Cultural Center and...
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Sōryō (総領町, Sōryō-chō) was a town located in Kōnu District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. As of November 2021, the town had a population of 1,212 and a...
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Oh Hiroshima are a post-rock band originally from Kristinehamn, Sweden formed around 2007 by Leif Eliasson and Jakob Hemström, who were later joined by...
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Nōmi (能美町, Nōmi-chō) was a town located in Saeki District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. On November 1, 2004, Nōmi, along with the towns of Ōgaki and Okimi...
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