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'''Hiroshima'''<ref>Pronounced [hɪ.ˈɹɒ.ʃɪ.mə] or [hɪ.ɹə.ˈʃi:.mə] in (British) [[English language|English]]; the former is closer to the standard [[Japanese language|Japanese]] pronunciation.</ref> (広島市 ''Hiroshima-shi'') is a [[Japan]]ese [[city]] which is the capital of [[Hiroshima prefecture]] in the [[Chugoku]] region of [[Honshu]] island, within the southerly | '''Hiroshima'''<ref>Pronounced [hɪ.ˈɹɒ.ʃɪ.mə] or [hɪ.ɹə.ˈʃi:.mə] in (British) [[English language|English]]; the former is closer to the standard [[Japanese language|Japanese]] pronunciation.</ref> (広島市 ''Hiroshima-shi'') is a [[Japan]]ese [[city]] which is the capital of [[Hiroshima prefecture]] in the [[Chugoku]] region of [[Honshu]] island, within the southerly San-yo area. It was originally founded as a [[castle]] town in 1589, establishing a [[military]] presence over the southern coastline. The city developed on and around a number of islands, leading to the story that the city's name, literally 'large island', comes from the castle's position on the biggest of these. Land was gradually claimed from the [[sea]] over the centuries, and today the population is about 1.2 million. Within Japan, the city is well-known for its ''[[okonomiyaki]]'' (お好み焼き) - [[egg]]-based savoury [[pancake]]s with a variety of fillings. | ||
Hiroshima's name is known worldwide as the site of the world's first atomic bomb attack, on 6th August 1945; approximately 140,000 people were killed by the explosion and its immediate [[radiation|radioactive]] effects.<ref>''Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum'': '[http://www.pcf.city.hiroshima.jp/kids/KPSH_E/hiroshima_e/sadako_e/subcontents_e/08higai_1_e.html Damage from the Atomic Bombing]'.''</ref><ref>''Japan Times'': '[http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20071024a1.html 270,000 A-bomb casualties forecast]'. 24th October 2007.</ref> | Hiroshima's name is known worldwide as the site of the world's first atomic bomb attack, on 6th August 1945; approximately 140,000 people were killed by the explosion and its immediate [[radiation|radioactive]] effects.<ref>''Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum'': '[http://www.pcf.city.hiroshima.jp/kids/KPSH_E/hiroshima_e/sadako_e/subcontents_e/08higai_1_e.html Damage from the Atomic Bombing]'.''</ref><ref>''Japan Times'': '[http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20071024a1.html 270,000 A-bomb casualties forecast]'. 24th October 2007.</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 08:53, 12 December 2010
Hiroshima[1] (広島市 Hiroshima-shi) is a Japanese city which is the capital of Hiroshima prefecture in the Chugoku region of Honshu island, within the southerly San-yo area. It was originally founded as a castle town in 1589, establishing a military presence over the southern coastline. The city developed on and around a number of islands, leading to the story that the city's name, literally 'large island', comes from the castle's position on the biggest of these. Land was gradually claimed from the sea over the centuries, and today the population is about 1.2 million. Within Japan, the city is well-known for its okonomiyaki (お好み焼き) - egg-based savoury pancakes with a variety of fillings.
Hiroshima's name is known worldwide as the site of the world's first atomic bomb attack, on 6th August 1945; approximately 140,000 people were killed by the explosion and its immediate radioactive effects.[2][3]
Footnotes
- ↑ Pronounced [hɪ.ˈɹɒ.ʃɪ.mə] or [hɪ.ɹə.ˈʃi:.mə] in (British) English; the former is closer to the standard Japanese pronunciation.
- ↑ Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum: 'Damage from the Atomic Bombing'.
- ↑ Japan Times: '270,000 A-bomb casualties forecast'. 24th October 2007.