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	Hiroshima, Hiroshima - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The city of Hiroshima (広島市; -shi) is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chugoku region of western Honshu, the largest of Japan 's islands.
		Hiroshima was founded in 1589, on the coast of the Seto Inland Sea, and became a major urban center during the Meiji period.
		In 1949, Hiroshima was proclaimed a City of Peace by the Japanese parliament, at the initiative of its mayor Shinzo Hamai (b.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hiroshima (1040 words)

	Hiroshima, Pacific War
		The Hiroshima garrison was established in 1873 to govern Western Japan as one of five Army districts and manned with the 11th Infantry Regiment.
		Hiroshima military installations and heavy industries were rapidly developed to support the army and to support the nearby massive Kure naval shipyard, home of the Imperial Japanese Fleet.
		Much of the history of Hiroshima is condensed from, and all quoted passages are from, "Hiroshima Peace Reader" by Yoshiteru Kosakai, chief editor of the Hiroshima City Historical Collection and director of the Hiroshima City Archives Library, published by Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation in 1980.
	www.ww2pacific.com /hiroshima.html (883 words)

	Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hiroshima during World War II At the time of its bombing, Hiroshima was a city of considerable industrial and military significance.
		Hiroshima was the primary target of the first U.S. nuclear attack mission, on August 6, 1945.
		Some of the reinforced concrete buildings in Hiroshima were very strongly constructed because of the earthquake danger in Japan, and their framework did not collapse even though they were fairly close to the center of damage in the city.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki (6732 words)

	Hiroshima City Japan - Events of WWII Nuclear Bombing
		Hiroshima is the capital of Hiroshima prefecture in the Chugoku region of Japan.
		The city was heavily damaged in World War II by the nuclear weapon Little Boy, which was the second such device to be detonated, and the first ever used in military action.
		After the nuclear attack, Hiroshima was rebuilt as a "peace memorial city." The city government continues to advocate for the abolition of nuclear weapons, and more broadly for world peace.
	www.japan-101.com /history/hiroshima_city_japan_bomb_history.htm (1515 words)

	Hiroshima, Japan
		Hiroshima City is on the east coast of Japan.
		With a new castle and lord, the settlement was renamed Hiroshima, or "Wide Island," and began to acquire accruements befitting its status as a castle town.
		Hiroshima now bills itself as an international "City of Peace." August 6, the commemoration of the atomic blast, has been declared a day for international peace and a nuclear weapons-free world, in hopes that similar tragedy can be avoided.
	worldfacts.us /Japan-Hiroshima.htm (1447 words)

	HIROSHIMA
		Hiroshima is famous for what happened there in World War II with the Hiroshima Bombing, but today Hiroshima is a modern city.
		Hiroshima (広島) is an industrial city in the western Chugoku region of Japan.
		Hiroshima Castle is a reconstruction of a 16th-century castle originally built by the Mori clan.
	www.japaneselifestyle.com.au /travel/hiroshima.htm (275 words)

	Hiroshima Univ. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		H iroshima City, in which Hiroshima University was originally located, was the first city to the devastated by an atomic bomb in 1945.
		In addition to these institutions, The Hiroshima Higher School (founded in 1923), the Hiroshima Higher Technical School (founded in 1920) and the Hiroshima Municipal Higher Technical School (founded in 1945) were also located in Hiroshima and had contributed to training in various fields.
		Hiroshima University is one of the biggest National Universities in Japan, with an enrollment of about 17,000 students.
	ua.edu /academic/international/studyabroad/Japan/hiroshima_univ_.htm (314 words)

	Historical Sites (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Hiroshima was the second city in Japan to have a higher education school, after Tokyo.
		Hiroshima became the assembling and dispatching point for army troops during each of Japan's wars overseas, and related facilities were added year after year.
		However, as the city was destroyed in an instant, records indicating the population and number of households were lost in the ensuing fires.
	www.hiroshima-is.ac.jp /Hiroshima/historic.htm (1576 words)

	Nihon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The city was founded on April 15, 1589 by the feudal lord Terumoto Mori when he began castle construction.
		The name Hiroshima came from the fact that the castle was built on the largest of these islands.
		The city of Hiroshima in a matter of a few seconds was totally destroyed.
	www.yutaka-machi.com /hiroshima.htm (1213 words)

	Hiroshima. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Founded c.1594 as a castle city on the Ota River delta, Hiroshima is divided by the river’s seven mouths into six islands.
		Hiroshima was the target (Aug. 6, 1945) of the first atomic bomb ever dropped on a populated area; almost 130,000 people were killed, injured, or missing, and 90% of the city was leveled.
		Much of the city has been reconstructed, but a gutted section has been set aside as a “Peace City” to illustrate the effects of an atomic bomb.
	www.bartleby.com /65/hi/Hiroshim.html (248 words)

	Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
		In September of 1945, Bishop Franklin Corley was sent to the Japanese city of Hiroshima as part of the American occupation forces then entering that country.
		The Novitists is situated approximately 2 kilometers from Hiroshima, half-way up the side of a broad valley which stretches from the town at sea level into the mountainous hinterland, and through which courses a river.
		What simultaneously happened in the city as a whole is as follows : As a result of the explosion of the bomb at 8:15, almost the entire city was destroyed by a single blow.
	www.wtj.com /archives/hiroshima.htm (6440 words)

	Hiroshima City
		Hiroshima, the city of water, is a modern and culture-rich city.
		The city enjoys the mild climate provided by its position in the Seto Inland Climate Zone and is sheltered by the Chugoku Mountains in the north and the Shikoku Mountains in the west from the worst of late summer and winter storms.
		Hiroshima airport is a lengthy 50 minute (1,300 yen) bus ride away from the city in the east.
	apike.ca /japan_hiroshima.html (1111 words)

	Hiroshima - National Parks International Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
		The blast destroyed 68 percent of the city and damaged another 24 percent, and an estimated 60,000 to 70,000 people were killed or reported missing, according to USA estimates.
		Hiroshima is the capital city of the Hiroshima Prefecture (Hiroshima-ken) which is in western Honshu.
		Hiroshima is perhaps most famous because it was the first place that an Atomic Bomb was dropped on a civilian population ever.
	www.dooyoo.co.uk /national-parks-international/hiroshima (411 words)

	The Avalon Project : The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
		Hiroshima was the primary target of the first atomic bomb mission.
		At nearly 8:00 A.M., the radar operator in Hiroshima determined that the number of planes coming in was very small - probably not more than three - and the air raid alert was lifted.
		While the damage from these few bombs were relatively small, it created considerable concern in Nagasaki and a number of people, principally school children, were evacuated to rural areas for safety, thus reducing the population in the city at the time of the atomic attack.
	www.yale.edu /lawweb/avalon/abomb/mp07.htm (1168 words)

	A Photo-Essay on the Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
		Add to this a probable figure of 20,000 deaths of military personnel and the current figure—for people are still dying as a result of the radiation received—is in the region of 140,000.
		The aircraft's first target was the city of Kokura, now part of Kitakyushu, but as it was covered by heavy cloud the aircraft was diverted to its second target, Nagasaki.
		Unlike Hiroshima, Nagasaki lies in a series of narrow valleys bordered by mountains in the east and west.
	www.english.uiuc.edu /maps/poets/g_l/levine/bombing.htm (1027 words)

	Hiroshima
		Hiroshima is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture and the largest city of the Chugoku Region, the westernmost region on Japan's main island of Honshu.
		On August 6, 1945, Hiroshima was chosen by US armed forces as the first ever target of an atomic bomb employed over a populated area.
		Hiroshima's Peace Park including the memorial museum, and the island of Miyajima (literally: shrine island), located 40 minutes from the city center by train and ferry, are among Japan's most interesting tourist attractions.
	www.japan-guide.com /e/e2160.html (144 words)

	Mario's Cyberspace Station: Remember Hiroshima
		U.S. textbooks today emphasize the use of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima on Aug. 6 and the bombing of Nagasaki on Aug. 9 as the decisive action forcing the Japanese to surrender by Aug. 14.
		But Hasegawa said the bombing of Hiroshima didn't deliver a knockout punch, and the bombing of Nagasaki got surprisingly little notice at the highest levels of the Japanese government, which already was trying to find a way to end the war.
		The Hiroshima bombing killed around 140,000 people - almost half the city population of the time - immediately or in the months afterward from radiation injuries or horrific burns.
	mprofaca.cro.net /hiroshima.html (2904 words)

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		Hiroshima is a name known around the world as the Japanese city destroyed by the world's first atomic bomb.
		The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, designed and built after the war, was a memorial to the people who died in the atomic bomb.
		This was one of the few buildings that remained standing after the atomic bomb hit Hiroshima, although only the dome and some of the outer walls survived the blast.
	www.jlhs.nhusd.k12.ca.us /Classes/Social_Science/Japan_Visit/Peace_Park.html (756 words)

	Hiroshima Archive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Inspired by the photographic work "Hiroshima" by Japanese artist Hiromi Tsuchida, The Hiroshima Archive was originally set up to join the on-line effort made by many people all over the world to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the atomic bombing.
		Hiroshima Directory offers Internet resources as well as a selected bibliography of printed books, articles, and other research materials regarding the bombing of Hiroshima.
		The atomic bomb named "Little Boy" was dropped on Hiroshima by the Enola Gay, a Boeing B-29 bomber, at 8:15 in the morning of August 6, 1945.
	www.lclark.edu /~history/HIROSHIMA (267 words)

	Hiroshima -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		city and capital of Hiroshima ken (prefecture), southwestern Honshu, Japan, on Hiroshima Bay of the Inland Sea.
		The city is situated on the delta of the Ota River, whose six channels divide it into several islets.
		Hiroshima, whose name means “Broad Island,” was founded as a castle town by the feudal lord Mori Terumoto in the 16th century.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9040562 (829 words)

	City Mayors: Mayor of Hiroshima
		City Mayors reports on topical urban issues and publishes ideas, research and proposals by mayors, governments and NGOs as well as contributions by the private sector.
		City Mayors questions those who govern the world’s cities and invites comment by men and women who contribute to urban society and environment.
		To prevent any repetition of the use of atomic bombs, the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki have continually sought to remind the world of the inhuman cruelty of nuclear weapons and have consistently urged the abolition of such weapons.
	www.citymayors.com /mayors/hiroshima_mayor.html (1735 words)

	Hiroshima
		Hiroshima, Kure, and Onomichi are among the important cities of Japan.
		The Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bombings Remembered - The Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki August 6 and 9, 1945 by Ben Snowden At 2:45 in the morning...
		Elpida Memory Establishes Semiconductor Company 'Hiroshima Elpida Memory, Inc.'; New manufacturing company to integrate NEC Hiroshima operations and staff.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/world/A0823796.html (419 words)

	Hiroshima : Attractions \| Frommers.com
		As you walk around Hiroshima today, you'll find it hard to imagine that the city was the scene of such widespread horror and destruction almost 60 years ago.
		On the other hand, Hiroshima doesn't have the old buildings, temples, and historical structures that other cities have, yet it draws a steady flow of travelers who come to see Peace Memorial Park, the city's best-known landmark.
		To reach Onomichi from Hiroshima, take the JR Sanyo Honsen line 1 1/2 hours to Onomichi Station (fare: ¥1,450/$12; free for rail pass holders), from where it's a 3-minute walk toward the port where the cycling company is located.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/hiroshima/2935010029.html (583 words)

	Hiroshima Travel Guide, Japan, Hiroshima City Guide, Hiroshima holiday
		Around the epicentre of the atomic bomb explosion in Hiroshima in 1945, a complex of buildings and monuments has been erected in the Peace Memorial Park to commemorate the earth-shattering event. It is dedicated to the promotion of world peace.
		Hiroshima’s original castle, built in the late 16th century, was totally destroyed in the atomic blast but has been reconstructed as a perfect reproduction of the original.
		The erosion of the limestone plateau in the northwest of the Hiroshima prefecture has left a beautiful deep gorge, stretching for about 11 miles (18km), full of primeval forest, waterfalls, monkeys, unusual rock formations and the Onbashi Bridge, the largest natural bridge in Japan.
	www.wordtravels.com /Travelguide/Countries/Japan/Regions/Hiroshima (909 words)

	Hiroshima Links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The City of Hiroshima - Home page of the city of Hiroshima, Japan.
		It includes the program of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony, the Mayor's Peace Declaration, information and photographs on the damage caused by the atomic bomb, history of Hiroshima and its "New Century Vision" for the future.
		HIROSHIMA Interpreters for Peace (HIP) - Hiroshima Interpreters for Peace, a group of volunteer interpreters and guides, publishes the HIROSHIMA HANDBOOK, a guide for visitors.
	www.dannen.com /hiroshima_links.html (283 words)

	A-bombworkshop.html
		It traces the experience of six residents, including one foreigner, who survived the blast at Hiroshima; it was the first foreign account to treat the victims as humans and not just statistics, thereby allowingthe reader to identify or emphathize with them.
		In the case of Hiroshima, it was important to Japanese political figures that it be remembered exclusively as "Japanese victimization." The marginalization of Korean atomic bomb victims can also be linked to the Japanese colonization of Korea, 1910-45, and to the alienation of Koreans in postwar Japanese society in general.).
		A new, stripped-down, exhibit, which excludes all visual evidence of what it meant to be in Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, was opened to the public on June 27, 1995 and was visited by several million people.
	www.research.umbc.edu /~vaporis/A-bombworkshop.html (3636 words)

	ISR issue 13 \| "Hiroshima was no longer a city" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Hiroshima International Council for Health Care of the Radiation-exposed estimates the population of Hiroshima at the time of the bombing to have been between 340,000 and 350,000.
		Approximately 43,000 troops were stationed in Hiroshima at the time of the bombing, but the fact that the city had largely escaped conventional aerial bombardment as late as August 1945 speaks to the fact that the Allies considered the city to be of low importance militarily.
		Prior to dropping the bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, in February 1945 the Allies firebombed the German city of Dresden, dropping nearly 650,000 incendiaries.
	www.isreview.org /issues/13/Hiroshima-Nagasaki.shtml (4554 words)

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