Hiroshima City

Hiroshima City is the largest city of western Honshu and one of Japan's seventeen designated cities, with a population of 1.17 million, and the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture. It gained historical significance by being the first city to be attacked by an atomic bomb on August 6, 1945. Since the bomb, the city has been very active in promoting peace and abolishing nuclear weapons.

Sites in Hiroshima from this blog:

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