Place names・Hiroshima

Hiroshima CityHiroshima

Also known as: 広島市

The capital of Hiroshima Prefecture and the only designated major city in the Chūgoku region. Often called a 'city of water,' its urban core spreads across the delta formed by the Ōta River, and it is divided into eight administrative wards.

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