Hiroshima Prefecture

From TheBestLinks.com

Hiroshima Prefecture (広島県)

Hiroshima prefectural symbol
Capital	Hiroshima
Region:	Chugoku
Island:	Honshu
Area  - Total  - % water	Ranked 11th 8,476.95 km² 0.3%
Population  - Total (Oct. 1, 2000)  - Density	Ranked 12th 2,878,915 340/km²
Districts:	15
Municipalities:	86
ISO 3166-2:	JP-34
Symbols
Pref. Flower:	Japanese maple (Acer palmatum)
Pref. Tree:	Japanese maple (Acer palmatum)
Pref. Bird:	Red-throated diver (Gavia stellata)

Hiroshima Prefecture (広島県 Hiroshima-ken) is located in the Chugoku region on Honshu island, Japan. The capital is the city of Hiroshima.

Table of contents

1 History 2 Geography 2.1 Towns and Villages 3 Economy 4 Demographics 5 Culture 6 Tourism 7 Prefectural symbols 8 Miscellaneous topics 9 External links

History

The area around Hiroshima has been a center of trade and culture since the beginning of Japan's recorded history.

Hiroshima is home to two UNESCO World Heritage sites:

1. the Atomic Dome in Hiroshima, one of the few remnants of prewar Hiroshima following the atomic bombing of 1945
2. Itsukushima Shrine in Miyajima, famed for filling with water and appearing to "float" during high tide

Geography

• Fuchu
• Fukuyama
• Hatsukaichi
• Higashihiroshima
• Hiroshima
  • Aki-ku
  • Asakita-ku
  • Asaminami-ku
  • Higashi-ku
  • Minami-ku
  • Naka-ku
  • Nishi-ku
  • Saeki-ku
• Innoshima
• Kure
• Mihara
• Miyoshi
• Onomichi
• Otake
• Shobara
• Takehara

Towns and Villages

• Aki
  • Etajima
  • Fuchu
  • Kaita
  • Kamagari
  • Kumano
  • Kurahashi
  • Ondo
  • Saka
• Fukayasu
  • Kannabe
• Futami
  • Funo
  • Kimita
  • Kisa
  • Mirasaka
  • Miwa
  • Sakugi
• Hiba
  • Hiwa
  • Kuchiwa
  • Saijo
  • Takano
  • Tojo
• Jinseki
  • Jinseki
  • Sanwa
  • Toyomatsu
  • Yuki
• Kamo
  • Daiwa
  • Fukutomi
  • Kochi
  • Kurose
  • Toyosaka
• Konu
  • Joge
  • Konu
  • Souryo
• Mitsugi
  • Kui
  • Mitsugi
  • Mukaishima
• Numakuma
  • Numakuma
• Saeki
  • Miyajima
  • Noumi
  • Ogaki
  • Okimi
  • Ono
  • Saiki (renamed from Saeki in 1982; present Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima)
  • Yuki
• Sera
  • Kozan
  • Sera
  • Seranishi
• Toyota
  • Akitsu
  • Hongou
  • Kawajiri
  • Osakikamijima
  • Setoda
  • Toyohama
  • Yasura
  • Yutaka
• Yamagata
  • Chiyoda
  • Geihoku
  • Kake
  • Oasa
  • Togouchi
  • Toyohira
  • Tsutsuga

Economy

Mazda is headquartered in Hiroshima Prefecture.

Demographics

Culture

Tourism

Prefectural symbols

Miscellaneous topics

External links

• Official Hiroshima Prefecture homepage (http://www.pref.hiroshima.jp/index-e.html)

eo:Hiroŝima_prefektujo es:Prefectura_de_Hiroshima fr:Pr�fecture_d'Hiroshima ja:広島県

Related links

---

Top visited 0 of 0 links

[no links posted yet]

>> place link >>

Discussion

Last posted 0 of 0 messages

[no messages posted yet]

>> post message >>

Watch

You can add this article to your own "watchlist" and receive e-mail notification about all changes in this page.