Hiroshima

The city of Hiroshima (日本語, Hiroshima-shi^?) ( listen) is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, in the Chūgoku region, west of Japan.

It is located on the delta of the short Ota River (rising in the nearby Chugoku Mountains), which has seven branches that divide the city into six islands that jut out into Hiroshima Bay (which is an inlet of the Hiroshima Sea). Hedge Interior). The city is almost completely flat and is slightly elevated above sea level.

In February 2006, the city had an estimated population of 963,000 people and a population density of 1,279.5 people per km². Its total area is 905.01 km².

History

The Hiroshima Shopping Museum in 1916, the work of Jan Letzel.

Hiroshima was founded in 1589 on the coast of the Seto Inland Sea by the feudal lord Mōri Terumoto, making it the capital after leaving Koriyama Castle in Aki Province. Hiroshima Castle was quickly built and Terumoto moved there in 1593. Terumoto was on the losing side at the Battle of Sekigahara. The winner, Tokugawa Ieyasu, deprived Mori Terumoto of most of his fiefdoms, including Hiroshima, ceding Aki province to Fukushima Masanori, a daimyō who had supported the Tokugawa. zone. Under his administration the city prospered, developed, and expanded with little conflict and unrest.His descendants continued to rule the city until the Meiji Restoration in the 17th century XIX .

It became an urban center during the Meiji Era. It acquired city status on April 1, 1889.

Hiroshima was the scene of the first atomic bombing in history, on August 6, 1945, during World War II, by the US army. A month later the city was hit by a typhoon that destroyed some of the infrastructure that was still standing. For this reason, the city had to be rebuilt in the post-war period.

Geography

Urban Geography

Hiroshima has eight wards:

All seven of the wards, except for Saeki-ku, were created in 1980, when Hiroshima was designated Seirei-shitei Toshi (政令指定都市).

The city center consists of three neighborhoods: Naka-ku (中区) or the central neighborhood, where the city hall is located, Minami-ku (南区) or the southern neighborhood, and Nishi-ku (西区) or the western neighborhood. Hiroden, or urban trams, are operated in these three neighborhoods. In Naka-ku is the most commercially developed area of the city, such as Hondōri (本通り), the shopping arcade, or Hatchōbori (八丁堀). There are also the Peace Park (平和公園 Heiwa-koen) and the Atomic Bomb Dome. Hiroshima Station is located on the border between Minami-ku and Higashi-ku (東区), this means the eastern neighborhood.

Asa-kita-ku (安佐北区) and Asa-minami-ku (安佐南区) make up the northern part of the city, where there are more mountains than the downtown neighborhoods. Asa is the name of this area, which, before merging with the city of Hiroshima, formed a district of this name. Aki-ku (安芸区) is in the easternmost part of the city, where, like Nishi-ku and Saeki-ku, numerous housing complexes for families working in the center are located. Aki is the name of the former province that equals the western half of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture.

Saeki-ku (佐伯区) is the only neighborhood that settled after the designation of Seirei-shitei Toshi, specifically in 1985, when the town called Itsukaichi-chō (五日市町) was merged into the city. The territory of Saeki-ku was identical to that of this town, before the union with another town, Yuki-chō (湯来町), which is currently part of the neighborhood.

Climate

Climatology in the city of Hiroshima between the years 1971-2000

Average climate parameters of Hiroshima, Japan (1971-2000)
Month	Ene.	Feb.	Mar.	Open up.	May.	Jun.	Jul.	Ago.	Sep.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.	Annual
Average temperature (°C)	9.6	10.2	13.8	19.5	23.8	26.9	30.8	32.1	28.3	23.0	17.2	12.3	20.6
Average temperature (°C)	5.3	5.7	9.0	14.6	18.9	22.8	26.9	27.9	23.9	18.0	12.3	7.5	16.1
Temp. medium (°C)	1.7	1.8	4.5	9.8	14.3	19.2	23.7	24.3	20.2	13.8	8.2	3.5	12.1
Total precipitation (mm)	46.9	66.9	120.5	156.0	156.8	258.1	236.3	126.0	180.3	95.4	67.8	34.8	1540.6
Nevadas (cm)	5	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	13
Days of snowfall (≥ 1 mm)	7.8	7.6	2.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	4.3	22.4
Hours of sun	137.5	131.1	166.3	189.1	205.7	158.8	182.9	201.5	154.9	180.2	149.3	147.8	2004.9
Relative humidity (%)	67	67	65	64	66	73	75	71	71	69	68	69	69
Source: 6 August 2009

Demographics

In 2006 it was estimated that the population of the city was 1,154,391 inhabitants, while the total population of the metropolitan area in the year 2000 was estimated at 2,043,788. The total area of the city is 905, 08km², with a density of 1,275.4 people per km².

The population in 1910 was around 143,000, before World War II the population had grown to 360,000, reaching its peak in 1942 with 419,182. After the atomic bombing in 1945 the population dropped to 137,197. By 1955, the city's population had returned to pre-war levels.

Infrastructure

Transportation

Hiroden tram.

Light meter.

Local public transportation in Hiroshima is provided by a streetcar system, operated by the Hiroshima Electric Railway known by the name of"Hiroden" (広電, "Hiroden"^?) due to the fact that it is shorter. Hiroden also takes care of the operation of public buses inside and outside Hiroshima Prefecture. Hiroshima Electric Railway was founded on June 18, 1910, in Hiroshima. While many other Japanese cities abandoned the tram system in the 1980s, Hiroshima kept it because building a subway system was too expensive for the city to afford, being located in a delta. During the 1960s, the Hiroshima Electric Railway, or Hiroden, purchased additional trams from other Japanese cities. Although the trams in Hiroshima are currently being replaced by new models, many maintain their original appearance, which is why the tram system is often called the "Moving Museum" for fans of trains. Of the four streetcars that survived the war, two remain in operation (Hiroden's 650 series trains). There are eight tram lines, most of which terminate at one or more of the JR West, Hiroshima Station, Yokogawa Station, or Nishi-Hiroshima stations.

Astram line.

The Astram Line opened in Hiroshima for the 1994 Asian Games, with a line from downtown Hiroshima to Seifu Shinto and the Hiroshima Grand Arch, the main stadium of the Asian Games. Astram uses pneumatic-wheeled tram cars, and provides services to all suburbs that do not have a Hiroden tram service. The Midorizaka Cable Car Line is a monorail that operates between the Midoriguchi and Midori-Chūō Line, making three stops.

JR West Hiroshima Station provides inter-city services via rail, including services such as the Sanyō Shinkansen which provides high-speed service between Shin-Ōsaka and Fukuoka. The Sanyō Shinkansen began its services to Hiroshima in 1975, when the Osaka-Hakata extension was inaugurated. Other rail services include the Sanyō Line, the Kabe Line, the Geibi Line, and the Kure Line.

Ferry services are provided by JR Miyajima Ferry and Miyajima Matsudai Kisen to Miyajima. Hiroden provides transportation to Miyajima-guchi Station, which is located near the ferry terminal where boats leave for Miyajima. Hiroshima Port is Hiroshima's main passenger ferry terminal, with services to Etajima, Matsuyama, and other destinations. There is also an international ferry terminal where ships can be taken to Busan and Ulsan in South Korea, Shanghai, Dalian, Qingdao and Ningbo in China, Keelung and Kaohsiung in Taiwan, as well as services to Hong Kong. You can also find sea taxi services running on the ota-gawa canals in the center of the city.

Hiroshima Airport, located in the vicinity of Mihara, provides air services on flights within Japan to Tokyo, Sapporo, Okinawa, and Sendai. As far as international flights are concerned, the airport offers flights to Seoul, Guam, Bangkok, Taipei, Shanghai, Beijing, and Dalian. There are also regional feeder flights at Hiroshima-Nishi Airport.

Economy

Hiroshima is the center of industry for the Chugoku-Shikoku region. It is a port city and its airport is used for the transport of goods.

Hiroshima during the night.

Its main source is the transformation industry, with the basic industries being the production of Mazda automobiles, automobile parts, and industrial equipment. Mazda Motor Corporation is by far the dominant company in Hiroshima. Mazda's sales are 32% of Hiroshima's GDP. Mazda makes many models in Hiroshima for export worldwide, including the popular MX-5/Miata, Mazda Demio (Mazda2), Mazda CX-9, and Mazda RX- 8. The Mazda CX-7 has been built there since early 2006.

Mazda 787B at the Mazda Museum in Hiroshima.

Because these industries must have research and design capabilities, there are also many innovative companies in Hiroshima that have been active in growth fields (for example, Hiroshima Vehicle Engineering Company (HIVEC).) Another result of industry concentration is an accumulation of skilled personnel and critical technologies. This is considered by the companies to be a major reason for the location in Hiroshima. Business preparation costs are also much lower than in other large cities in the country, and there is an extensive system of tax incentives offered to companies setting up shop in Hiroshima. This is especially evident in two projects: the Hiroshima Station Urban Development District and the Seifu Shinto Zone which offer capital fees (up to 501 million yen over 5 years), tax breaks and employee subsidies. Seifu Shinto New Town is the largest construction project in the region and is an attempt to build 'a city within a city'. It is trying to design from the ground up a place to work, play, relax and live.

Hiroshima was recently included in Lonely Planet's list of the world's top cities.

Culture

Hiroshima has a professional symphony orchestra, which has performed every year since 1963 at the Hiroshima City Wel. There are also many museums, including the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, it also has the Hiroshima Art Museum, which has an extensive collection of French, this museum was opened in 1978. It also has the Prefectural Museum of Art of Hiroshima and the Museum of Contemporary Art, opened in 1968 and 1989 respectively.

Gastronomy

Hiroshima is famous for its omelettes called Okonomiyaki, a dish prepared on the grill. You can also get the Okonomi Sauce, used to accompany the tortilla.

Hiroshima World Heritage Site

Hiroshima has two places classified by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites:

• The Itsukushima Sanctuary on Miyajima Island.

• Hiroshima Peace Memorial

Sports

The Sanfrecce Hiroshima football team has won the J1 League in 2012, 2013 and 2015.

Sister cities

The city of Hiroshima is twinned with the following cities:

• Honolulu (United States of America, since 1959
• Guernica (SpainSpain) since 1961
• Volgograd (Russia, since 1972
• Hanover (GermanyGermany, since 1983
• Chongqing (ChinaChina, since 1986
• DaeguSouth KoreaSouth Korea), since 1997
• MontrealCanadaCanada, since 1998

Image gallery

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  Hiroshima Castle

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  Source of Hiroshima

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  Genbaku, symbol of the city

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  Hiroshima Street

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  Hiroshima baseball stadium