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  GetHiroshima.com: Get Online, Get Out, Get Busy
Delicious food in a relaxed atmosphere near Hiroshima station.
A motivated couple lead a volunteer group from Hiroshima to Bangladesh to build houses.
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gethiroshima.com   (216 words)

  
  Hiroshima - the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Hiroshima was founded in 1589, on the coast of the Seto InlandSea, and became a major urban center during the Meiji period.
Itsukushima ("Miyajima") Shrine is in thetown of Miyajima, on the island of Itsukushima,across from Hiroshima.
Hiroshima is known for its version of okonomiyaki, called"Hiroshima-yaki" or "Hiroshima pizza." The Hiroshima version ofokonomiyaki is unique for its inclusion of yakisoba noodles.
www.aaez.biz /default.asp?t=Hiroshima,_Hiroshima   (680 words)

  
 Hiroshima Prefecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hiroshima is a traditional center of the Chūgoku region and was the seat of the Mori clan until the Battle of Sekigahara.
On March 31, 2005, the towns of Hiwa, Kuchiwa, Saijo, Takano, and Tojo, from the former Hiba District (dissolved by this action) and the town of Souryo from the former Konu District (dissolved by this action) merged with the city of Shobara to create the new city of Shobara.
Hiroshima's main industries include automobiles (Mazda is headquartered in Hiroshima Prefecture) and shipbuilding (Kure was one of the main naval bases of the Imperial Japanese Navy and remains a major commercial yard).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hiroshima_Prefecture   (923 words)

  
 Brujula.Net - Your Latin Stating Point   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chugoku region of western Japan.
After the nuclear attack, Hiroshima was rebuilt as a "peace memorial city," and the closest surviving building to the location of the bomb's detonation was designated the Hiroshima Peace Memorial.
1949, Hiroshima was proclaimed a City of Peace by the Japanese parliament, at the initiative of its mayor Shinzo Hamai (b.
www.brujula.net /english/wiki/Hiroshima.html   (658 words)

  
 Peace Assembly   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Several years ago, the plaque was donated to the school by the son of one of the atomic bomb blast victims.
He donated the plaque because Hatsukaichi Elementary School served as a make-shift hospital for those who survived the initial explosion but then faced the devastating effects of radiation poisoning.
On the left is a picture of a model of Hiroshima before the A-bomb blast.
home.comcast.net /~jramaral/Peace_Assembly.html   (250 words)

  
 jakuchikyo
The valley is along the upper reaches of the Jakuchi River, originating in the 1,337-meter Jakuchi mountain which is located in the boundary among three prefectures, Yamaguchi, Shimane, and Hiroshima.
Thanks to this abundant, clean and cool water, Nishiki Town produces a number of good wasabi, Japanese horse radish, that is used to season Japanese dishes such as sushi, sashimi, soba and so forth.
Take the Nishi-Hiroshima bypass to Miyauchi in Hatsukaichi City, then take Route 186 to Iiyama, passing through Rakan onsen, and enter Route 434 to Usa in Nishiki-cho in Yamaguchi pref.
www2.mnx.jp /~kev6145/jakuchikyo.htm   (190 words)

  
 E-Budo.com - Typhoon Songda in Kyushu
A Cambodia-registered lumber freighter with a Russian crew of 18 capsized and sank after docking at a port in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Tuesday, Hiroshima Prefectural Police said.
In the city of Hiroshima, Joji Nishimura, 71, died in an accident while he was trying to fix an outer wall at his typhoon-damaged home.
The weather observatory in Hiroshima said that a maximum wind velocity of 216.7 kph was registered in the city at 2:20 p.m.
www.e-budo.com /forum/showthread.php?t=27831   (1172 words)

  
 Stonewalk Japan 2005
On August 6, 1945, the city of Hiroshima was the target of the first atomic bomb used against civil population in history.
Today, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and the country of Japan are strongly engaged in banning nuclear weapons and their testing worldwide.
Stonewalk Japan 2005 marks the 60th anniversary of the thousands killed by the atomic bombs, with a peace walk from Nagasaki July 2nd, to Hiroshima, August 4th.
www.stonewalk.org /japan/schedule.htm   (128 words)

  
 TownNet.com - World > Asia > Japan > Hiroshima
Hiroshima having traded with the foreign countries was the center of marine transportation in old times.
Extending you the enjoyable information about Hiroshima, such as Kagura and Okonomi-yaki.
Every year, May 3rd-5th, in front of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, about 1400000 people come.
www.townnet.info.co.jp /world/asia/japan/hiroshima.html   (268 words)

  
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Exchange students from UIUC (UIUC students) went sightseeing to the downtown of Hiroshima city with HIT volunteer students (HIT students).
I used to vaguely think that what happened in Hiroshima about 60 years ago was just a part of history.
Through a story of her life, I found that the atomic bomb had destroyed not only materials and people, but also their minds.
www.it-hiroshima.ac.jp /intl/e/illinoi/2002/02index.htm   (496 words)

  
 Benten No Yado Itsukushima: Miyajima, Hiroshima
From Hiroshima Airport, 48 minutes by shuttle bus to JR Hiroshima Station.
From JR Hiroshima Station, 26 minutes by train (JR Sanyo-honsen) to JR Miyajimaguchi Station.
After 7:00 pm, there are fewer trains from JR Hiroshima Station to JR Miyajimaguchi Station.
bentennoyado.com /english   (276 words)

  
 Hatsukaichi Travel Guide - Hatsukaichi Vacations - VirtualTourist.com
Luxury hotel in the heart of the city.
Plan a Hatsukaichi vacation with reviews, tips and photos posted by real travelers and Hatsukaichi locals.
General Tips in Hatsukaichi (0 Reviews - 0 Photos)
www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Asia/Japan/Hiroshima_ken/Hatsukaichi-976819/TravelGuide-Hatsukaichi.html   (256 words)

  
 HIROSHIMA NATIONAL HIGHWAY OFFICE
To achieve smooth traffic by building viaducts over bottlenecks on the Nishi-Hiroshima Bypass in Hatsukaichi City.
This project aims to activate local economy by strengthening cooperation with the Hiroshima urban area.
A part of the current traffic on the Nishi-Hiroshima Bypass will shift to the viaducts, and it will relieve the current congestion and promote smooth traffic.
www.hirokoku-mlit.go.jp /english/p_c_and_i_r/nh_bypass_hv.html   (66 words)

  
 Peace Tour in HIROSHIMA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The Hatsukaichi International Association is organizing a home stay program for international students studying at the universities in Japan.
Its purpose is to learn about peace in Hiroshima while experiencing daily Japanese life.
All students are expected to check the information displayed on the notice boards.
www.a.u-tokyo.ac.jp /english/oicehp-e/hiroshima.html   (113 words)

  
 mominoki
The Mominoki Forest Park is located in Yoshiwa Village, which is 30 kilometers northwest of Hiroshima City, neighbouring both Hikimi and Nishiki Towns in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
This 400-hectare fir tree forest park is about 900-1,000 meters above sea level, and one of the most popular mountain parks in our prefecture.
To be safe, especially in winter, keep in mind not go into the mountains alone, and be sure to go with a well-experienced hiker.
www2.mnx.jp /~kev6145/mominoki.htm   (153 words)

  
 Typhoon Songda kills 22 in Japan - World - www.smh.com.au
A lumber ship is overturned at the port of Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, after typhoon Songda hit Japan.
Powerful Typhoon Songda moved north on Wednesday after cutting a swath of destruction through western and southern Japan and police said its four-day rampage has killed 22 people and left 15 missing.
About 60km to the east, three Russian seamen were found dead after the 3249-tonne Cambodian-flagged freighter Blue Ocean, with an 18-member Russian crew on board, sank Tuesday at Mokuzai port in Hiroshima prefecture.
www.smh.com.au /articles/2004/09/08/1094530687795.html   (491 words)

  
 Missionaries - Crossroads Fellowship
Their first church plant was in Yokohama, where they assisted a Japanese pastor in planting a reproducing church.
They are currently planting a "pioneer" church in Hatsukaichi-City, Hiroshima prefecture, with a population of around 90,000 people.
All this takes lots of time and prayer as Japan still remains less than 1% Christian.
www.crossroads.org /world2/GM_Huff.htm   (165 words)

  
 Miscellaneous railways in Hiroshima
There are seven operational tram lines in Hiroshima.
JR West Geibi [Hiroshima], JR West Kabe [Hiroshima],
The line was originally intended as a line between Hiroshima and Hamada.
bae.se /kitayama/hiroshimaken.htm   (119 words)

  
 Hiroshima FM - live via internet!
Sapporo Breweries Ltd., Shimadzu Corp. and Hiroshima University have successfully generated a continuous supply of hydrogen and me...
Police investigating Tuesday's murder of a 17-year-old high school girl in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, sa...
HIROSHIMA (Kyodo) A 17-year-old high school student was fatally stabbed Tuesday and her grandmother seriously injured by a man who...
archive.wn.com /2004/10/11/1400/hiroshimafm   (685 words)

  
 PHOTOGUIDE.JP - Japan Photos - Home > Hiroshima 広島県
This is one castle you can see from the bullet train.
Solemn, but beautiful park dedicated to peace and the atomic bomb victims.
PhotoGuide Japan is a trademark of Philbert Ono
photoguide.jp /pix/index.php?cat=27   (211 words)

  
 Hiroshima-ken (Japan)
The prefecture of Hiroshima-ken is located in Japan.
Hiroshima hosts the famous Itsukushima shrine on the island of Miyajima, the temple island.
A world heritage site, the Shinto shrine is one of Japan`s great treasures.
www.emporis.com /en/wm/se/?id=100107   (91 words)

  
 Miyajima - Wikimedia Commons
en: Miyajima was a town located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.
The World Heritage site Itsukushima Shrine is in the former town of Miyajima.
Miyajima has merged into the city of Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima.
commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/Miyajima   (148 words)

  
 bmj.com Rapid Responses for McKee et al., 326 (7396) 941-942   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Hiroshi Kawane, 1-2 Ajinadai-higashi, Hatsukaichi City, Hiroshima, 738-0052, Japan (2 May 2003)
In a country that regularly goes up in smoke, Australians don’t seem to mind.
I read with great interest the editorial by Prof McKee, et al [1].
bmj.bmjjournals.com /cgi/eletters/326/7396/941   (2958 words)

  
 IngentaConnect The Argentine ant, Linepithema humile, in Japan: Assessment of im...
The Argentine ant Linepithema humile (Mayr) invaded the Hiroshima Prefecture in south-west Japan some time before 1990.
In this report, we describe the distribution of this exotic ant species and assess its impact on indigenous ant communities in urban areas.
humile is now widely distributed mainly in urban areas and surrounding secondary vegetation of the cities Hatsukaichi and Hiroshima.
www.ingentaconnect.com /content/bsc/ens/2003/00000006/00000002/art00001   (281 words)

  
 IEW Events > East Asia and Pacific
Lake Ridge Academy (North Ridgeville, Ohio) and Hiroshima Misuzugaoka High School (Hiroshima, Hiroshima)
Oliver Heckman Elementary School (Langhorne, Pennsylvania) and Hatsukaichi Hatsukaichi Elementary School (Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima)
Wilkinson Elementary School (Washington, DC) and Hiroshima Inokuchimiyojin Elementary School (Hiroshima, Hiroshima)
exchanges.state.gov /iew2002/events/eap.htm   (1085 words)

  
 People's Daily Online -- 10 die, 21 missing, 628 hurt as typhoon pounds western Japan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The freighter, carrying 18 crew members, sank after docking at a port in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture.
Strong wind also destroyed a structure at Hiroshima Prefecture's Miyajima Shrine, a World Heritage site.
Up to 200 millimeters of rain is expected for Hokkaido and up to 150 mm for the Kinki, Tokai and Koshin regions by 9 p.m.
english.peopledaily.com.cn /200409/08/eng20040908_156300.html   (495 words)

  
 LabPage/English/Top2006 - Miyajima Natural Botanical Garden
The Miyajima Natural Botanical Garden is situated along the north coast of Miyajima (Itsukushima) Island, southwestern Japan, ca 20 km southwest of Hiroshima City.
It founded in 1964 with the purpose of educating botany for students and to study various plants by utilizing the excellent natural resources of World heritage listed Miyajima (Itsukushima) Island which is a part of the Seto Inland Sea National Park.
About 350,000 plant specimens are kept in the herbarium (HIRO-MY).
home.hiroshima-u.ac.jp /miyajima/index.cgi?LabPage/English/Top2006   (137 words)

  
 Dalai Lama to visit Japan from Oct. 30 to Nov. 10 (Kyodo)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
(Kyodo), March 16- Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, will arrive in Japan on Oct. 30 for a 12-day visit through Nov. 10 at the invitation of a Japanese religious group in Hiroshima Prefecture, political sources said Thursday.
During the stay, the Dalai Lama will deliver speeches and engage in religious activities in the cities of Hiroshima and Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, the sources said.
China, which has ruled Tibet since 1951, has opposed visits to Japan by the Dalai Lama, the leader of Tibet's exiled government based in northern India, who it says heads a secessionist movement.
www.tibet.ca /en/wtnarchive/2006/3/16-2_2.html   (273 words)

  
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Please contact the secretariat of Hiroshima National Athletic Meeting.
Contact: General Planning Div., Hiroshima National Athletic Meeting Tel: 082-228-2111 (ext: 5916)
Hiroshima Mercantile Marine Technical College the 1st Gymnasium
park.org /Japan/Public/Hiroshima/htmleng/ekokasb2.htm   (29 words)

  
 UM SOE: Classnotes 1990s
He created the Lakeland Future Problem Solving Club which won a state championship last Year.
Dave Corsa (BS 1972; 1994) completed a year long partnership between Ann Arbor’s Allen Elementary School and Hatsukaichi’s (Hiroshima, Japan) Ajinadai Nishi Elementary.
He hosted three Japanese partner teachers in Ann Arbor in March 2004, worked for six weeks in Japan in June and July 2004, then completed science and cultural activities via the Internet between students from both schools until March 2005.
www.soe.umich.edu /classnotes/1990s/index.html   (500 words)

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