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href="https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshima-prefektuur" title="Hiroshima-prefektuur – Afrikaans" lang="af" hreflang="af" data-title="Hiroshima-prefektuur" data-language-autonym="Afrikaans" data-language-local-name="Afrikaans" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Afrikaans</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B4%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A7_(%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B8%D8%A9)" title="هيروشيما (محافظة) – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="هيروشيما (محافظة)" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiro%C5%9Fima_prefekturas%C4%B1" title="Hiroşima prefekturası – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Hiroşima prefekturası" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B4%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%A7_%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C" title="هیروشیما اوستانی – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="هیروشیما اوستانی" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ban mw-list-item"><a href="https://ban.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pr%C3%A9f%C3%A9ktur_Hiroshima" title="Préféktur Hiroshima – Balinese" lang="ban" hreflang="ban" data-title="Préféktur Hiroshima" data-language-autonym="Basa Bali" data-language-local-name="Balinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Basa Bali</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE_%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95_%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%9E%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%B2" title="হিরোশিমা প্রশাসনিক অঞ্চল – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="হিরোশিমা প্রশাসনিক অঞ্চল" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hirosima-ko%C4%81n" title="Hirosima-koān – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Hirosima-koān" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D1%96%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%96%D0%BC%D0%B0_(%D0%BF%D1%80%D1%8D%D1%84%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0)" title="Хірасіма (прэфектура) – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Хірасіма (прэфектура)" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%88%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B0_(%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%84%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0)" title="Хирошима (префектура) – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Хирошима (префектура)" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefectura_d%27Hiroshima" title="Prefectura d'Hiroshima – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Prefectura d'Hiroshima" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshima-ken" title="Hiroshima-ken – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Hiroshima-ken" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefektura_Hiro%C5%A1ima" title="Prefektura Hirošima – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Prefektura Hirošima" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshima_(talaith)" title="Hiroshima (talaith) – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Hiroshima (talaith)" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshima-pr%C3%A6fekturet" title="Hiroshima-præfekturet – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Hiroshima-præfekturet" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-se mw-list-item"><a href="https://se.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshima_prefektuvra" title="Hiroshima prefektuvra – Northern Sami" lang="se" hreflang="se" data-title="Hiroshima prefektuvra" data-language-autonym="Davvisámegiella" data-language-local-name="Northern Sami" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Davvisámegiella</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pr%C3%A4fektur_Hiroshima" title="Präfektur Hiroshima – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Präfektur Hiroshima" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshima_prefektuur" title="Hiroshima prefektuur – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Hiroshima prefektuur" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefectura_de_Hiroshima" title="Prefectura de Hiroshima – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Prefectura de Hiroshima" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gubernio_Hiro%C5%9Dimo" title="Gubernio Hiroŝimo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Gubernio Hiroŝimo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshima_(prefektura)" title="Hiroshima (prefektura) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Hiroshima (prefektura)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%87%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B4%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%A7" title="استان هیروشیما – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="استان هیروشیما" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pr%C3%A9fecture_de_Hiroshima" title="Préfecture de Hiroshima – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Préfecture de Hiroshima" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maoracht_Hiroshima" title="Maoracht Hiroshima – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Maoracht Hiroshima" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefectura_de_Hiroshima" title="Prefectura de Hiroshima – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Prefectura de Hiroshima" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hak mw-list-item"><a href="https://hak.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshima-yen" title="Hiroshima-yen – Hakka Chinese" lang="hak" hreflang="hak" data-title="Hiroshima-yen" data-language-autonym="客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî" data-language-local-name="Hakka Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%9E%88%EB%A1%9C%EC%8B%9C%EB%A7%88%ED%98%84" title="히로시마현 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="히로시마현" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%80%D5%AB%D6%80%D5%B8%D5%BD%D5%AB%D5%B4%D5%A1_(%D5%BA%D6%80%D5%A5%D6%86%D5%A5%D5%AF%D5%BF%D5%B8%D6%82%D6%80%D5%A1)" title="Հիրոսիմա (պրեֆեկտուրա) – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Հիրոսիմա (պրեֆեկտուրա)" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshima_(prefektura)" title="Hiroshima (prefektura) – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Hiroshima (prefektura)" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ilo mw-list-item"><a href="https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prepektura_ti_Hiroshima" title="Prepektura ti Hiroshima – Iloko" lang="ilo" hreflang="ilo" data-title="Prepektura ti Hiroshima" data-language-autonym="Ilokano" data-language-local-name="Iloko" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ilokano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefektur_Hiroshima" title="Prefektur Hiroshima – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Prefektur Hiroshima" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-os mw-list-item"><a href="https://os.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BC%C3%A6_(%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%84%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%C3%A6)" title="Хиросимæ (префектурæ) – Ossetic" lang="os" hreflang="os" data-title="Хиросимæ (префектурæ)" data-language-autonym="Ирон" data-language-local-name="Ossetic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ирон</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefettura_di_Hiroshima" title="Prefettura di Hiroshima – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Prefettura di Hiroshima" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%94%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%9E%D7%94_(%D7%9E%D7%97%D7%95%D7%96)" title="הירושימה (מחוז) – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="הירושימה (מחוז)" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pam mw-list-item"><a href="https://pam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prepektura_ning_Hiroshima" title="Prepektura ning Hiroshima – Pampanga" lang="pam" hreflang="pam" data-title="Prepektura ning Hiroshima" data-language-autonym="Kapampangan" data-language-local-name="Pampanga" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kapampangan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%B0%E1%83%98%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A1%E1%83%98%E1%83%9B%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%9E%E1%83%A0%E1%83%94%E1%83%A4%E1%83%94%E1%83%A5%E1%83%A2%E1%83%A3%E1%83%A0%E1%83%90" title="ჰიროსიმის პრეფექტურა – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ჰიროსიმის პრეფექტურა" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mkoa_wa_Hiroshima" title="Mkoa wa Hiroshima – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Mkoa wa Hiroshima" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hirosimas_prefekt%C5%ABra" title="Hirosimas prefektūra – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Hirosimas prefektūra" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hirosimos_prefekt%C5%ABra" title="Hirosimos prefektūra – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Hirosimos prefektūra" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hirosima_prefekt%C3%BAra" title="Hirosima prefektúra – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Hirosima prefektúra" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%88%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B0_(%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%84%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0)" title="Хирошима (префектура) – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Хирошима (префектура)" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A4" title="हिरोशिमा प्रांत – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="हिरोशिमा प्रांत" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%B0%E1%83%98%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A1%E1%83%98%E1%83%9B%E1%83%90%E1%83%A8_%E1%83%9E%E1%83%A0%E1%83%94%E1%83%A4%E1%83%94%E1%83%A5%E1%83%A2%E1%83%A3%E1%83%A0%E1%83%90" title="ჰიროსიმაშ პრეფექტურა – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="ჰიროსიმაშ პრეფექტურა" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilayah_Hiroshima" title="Wilayah Hiroshima – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Wilayah Hiroshima" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mni mw-list-item"><a href="https://mni.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EA%AF%8D%EA%AF%A4%EA%AF%94%EA%AF%A3%EA%AF%81%EA%AF%A4%EA%AF%83%EA%AF%A5_%EA%AF%82%EA%AF%9D%EA%AF%88%EA%AF%A5%EA%AF%A2" title="ꯍꯤꯔꯣꯁꯤꯃꯥ ꯂꯝꯈꯥꯢ – Manipuri" lang="mni" hreflang="mni" data-title="ꯍꯤꯔꯣꯁꯤꯃꯥ ꯂꯝꯈꯥꯢ" data-language-autonym="ꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯂꯣꯟ" data-language-local-name="Manipuri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯂꯣꯟ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cdo mw-list-item"><a href="https://cdo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshima-g%C3%A2ing" title="Hiroshima-gâing – Mindong" lang="cdo" hreflang="cdo" data-title="Hiroshima-gâing" data-language-autonym="閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄" data-language-local-name="Mindong" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshima_(prefectuur)" title="Hiroshima (prefectuur) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Hiroshima (prefectuur)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%BA%83%E5%B3%B6%E7%9C%8C" title="広島県 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="広島県" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B0_(%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%84%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0)" title="Хиросима (префектура) – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Хиросима (префектура)" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshima_(Prefekt%C3%BC%C3%BCr)" title="Hiroshima (Prefektüür) – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Hiroshima (Prefektüür)" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshima_(prefektur)" title="Hiroshima (prefektur) – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Hiroshima (prefektur)" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B6%D9%84%D8%B9_%DB%81%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B4%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%A7" title="ضلع ہیروشیما – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="ضلع ہیروشیما" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-km mw-list-item"><a href="https://km.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%9E%A0%E1%9F%8A%E1%9E%B8%E1%9E%9A%E1%9F%89%E1%9E%BC%E1%9E%9F%E1%9F%8A%E1%9E%B8%E1%9E%98%E1%9F%89%E1%9E%B6(%E1%9E%81%E1%9F%81%E1%9E%8F%E1%9F%92%E1%9E%8F)" title="ហ៊ីរ៉ូស៊ីម៉ា(ខេត្ត) – Khmer" lang="km" hreflang="km" data-title="ហ៊ីរ៉ូស៊ីម៉ា(ខេត្ត)" data-language-autonym="ភាសាខ្មែរ" data-language-local-name="Khmer" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ភាសាខ្មែរ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefektura_Hiroszima" title="Prefektura Hiroszima – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Prefektura Hiroszima" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshima_(prefeitura)" title="Hiroshima (prefeitura) – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Hiroshima (prefeitura)" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kaa mw-list-item"><a href="https://kaa.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xirosima_prefekturas%C4%B1" title="Xirosima prefekturası – Kara-Kalpak" lang="kaa" hreflang="kaa" data-title="Xirosima prefekturası" data-language-autonym="Qaraqalpaqsha" data-language-local-name="Kara-Kalpak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Qaraqalpaqsha</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefectura_Hiroshima" title="Prefectura Hiroshima – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Prefectura Hiroshima" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B0_(%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%84%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0)" title="Хиросима (префектура) – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Хиросима (префектура)" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B7%84%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%9C%E0%B7%82%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B8%E0%B7%8F_%E0%B6%B4%E0%B7%8A%E2%80%8D%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%AD%E0%B6%BA" title="හිරොෂිමා ප්‍රාන්තය – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="හිරොෂිමා ප්‍රාන්තය" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>සිංහල</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshima_Prefecture" title="Hiroshima Prefecture – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Hiroshima Prefecture" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiro%C5%A1ima_(prefekt%C3%BAra)" title="Hirošima (prefektúra) – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Hirošima (prefektúra)" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefektura_Hiro%C5%A1ima" title="Prefektura Hirošima – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Prefektura Hirošima" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8E%D8%B2%DA%AF%D8%A7%DB%8C_%DA%BE%DB%8C%D8%B1%DB%86%D8%B4%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%A7" title="پارێزگای ھیرۆشیما – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="پارێزگای ھیرۆشیما" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%84%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0_%D0%A5%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%88%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B0" title="Префектура Хирошима – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Префектура Хирошима" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh 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For the city, see <a href="/wiki/Hiroshima" title="Hiroshima">Hiroshima</a>.</div> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Place in Chūgoku, Japan</div><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive 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.ib-settlement-native{font-weight:normal;padding-top:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-other-name{font-size:78%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Hiroshima Prefecture</div> <div class="nickname ib-settlement-native"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><span class="nobold"><span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">広島県</span></span></span></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Japanese transcription(s)</th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Japanese_language" title="Japanese language">Japanese</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">広島県</span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Romanization_of_Japanese" title="Romanization of Japanese">Rōmaji</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Japanese-language text"><i lang="ja-Latn">Hiroshima-ken</i></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{display:flex;flex-direction:row;clear:left;flex-wrap:wrap;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{margin:1px;float:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Peace_Memorial_Park_and_Cenotaph%2C_Hiroshima%2C_South_view_20190417_1.jpg/387px-Peace_Memorial_Park_and_Cenotaph%2C_Hiroshima%2C_South_view_20190417_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Peace_Memorial_Park_and_Cenotaph%2C_Hiroshima%2C_South_view_20190417_1.jpg/516px-Peace_Memorial_Park_and_Cenotaph%2C_Hiroshima%2C_South_view_20190417_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="7787" data-file-height="4380" /></a></span></div><div><a href="/wiki/Hiroshima_Peace_Memorial_Park" title="Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park">Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park</a></div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:133px;max-width:133px"><div style="border:1;height:86px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tomonoura_viewed_from_Taishiden.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Tomonoura_viewed_from_Taishiden.jpg/131px-Tomonoura_viewed_from_Taishiden.jpg" decoding="async" width="131" height="87" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Tomonoura_viewed_from_Taishiden.jpg/197px-Tomonoura_viewed_from_Taishiden.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Tomonoura_viewed_from_Taishiden.jpg/262px-Tomonoura_viewed_from_Taishiden.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6016" data-file-height="4000" /></a></span></div><div><a href="/wiki/Tomonoura" title="Tomonoura">Tomonoura</a></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:125px;max-width:125px"><div style="border:1;height:86px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2017%E5%AE%89%E8%8A%B8%E6%B4%A5%E7%94%BA%E3%81%AE%E7%89%A1%E8%A0%A3%EF%BC%88%E5%8F%8E%E7%A9%AB%EF%BC%8902_442b1b10-0eb4-4dee-9eb3-56a69b0af0c5.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/2017%E5%AE%89%E8%8A%B8%E6%B4%A5%E7%94%BA%E3%81%AE%E7%89%A1%E8%A0%A3%EF%BC%88%E5%8F%8E%E7%A9%AB%EF%BC%8902_442b1b10-0eb4-4dee-9eb3-56a69b0af0c5.jpg/123px-2017%E5%AE%89%E8%8A%B8%E6%B4%A5%E7%94%BA%E3%81%AE%E7%89%A1%E8%A0%A3%EF%BC%88%E5%8F%8E%E7%A9%AB%EF%BC%8902_442b1b10-0eb4-4dee-9eb3-56a69b0af0c5.jpg" decoding="async" width="123" height="87" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/2017%E5%AE%89%E8%8A%B8%E6%B4%A5%E7%94%BA%E3%81%AE%E7%89%A1%E8%A0%A3%EF%BC%88%E5%8F%8E%E7%A9%AB%EF%BC%8902_442b1b10-0eb4-4dee-9eb3-56a69b0af0c5.jpg/185px-2017%E5%AE%89%E8%8A%B8%E6%B4%A5%E7%94%BA%E3%81%AE%E7%89%A1%E8%A0%A3%EF%BC%88%E5%8F%8E%E7%A9%AB%EF%BC%8902_442b1b10-0eb4-4dee-9eb3-56a69b0af0c5.jpg 1.5x, 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A8%E3%82%A4%E3%83%81%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A4_%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%A6%E3%83%8A%E3%82%A4%E3%83%86%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E5%91%89%E5%B7%A5%E5%A0%B4.jpg/127px-%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A8%E3%82%A4%E3%83%81%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A4_%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%A6%E3%83%8A%E3%82%A4%E3%83%86%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E5%91%89%E5%B7%A5%E5%A0%B4.jpg" decoding="async" width="127" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A8%E3%82%A4%E3%83%81%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A4_%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%A6%E3%83%8A%E3%82%A4%E3%83%86%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E5%91%89%E5%B7%A5%E5%A0%B4.jpg/191px-%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A8%E3%82%A4%E3%83%81%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A4_%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%A6%E3%83%8A%E3%82%A4%E3%83%86%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E5%91%89%E5%B7%A5%E5%A0%B4.jpg 1.5x, 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decoding="async" width="127" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Views_from_Senkoji_Park_20190323-1.jpg/191px-Views_from_Senkoji_Park_20190323-1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Views_from_Senkoji_Park_20190323-1.jpg/254px-Views_from_Senkoji_Park_20190323-1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3456" /></a></span></div><div>Panoramic view of Senkoji and <a href="/wiki/Onomichi" title="Onomichi">Onomichi</a></div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:122px;max-width:122px"><div style="border:1;height:89px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hiroshima-jo_Castle_Keep_tower_hdsr_S5_06.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Hiroshima-jo_Castle_Keep_tower_hdsr_S5_06.jpg/120px-Hiroshima-jo_Castle_Keep_tower_hdsr_S5_06.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Hiroshima-jo_Castle_Keep_tower_hdsr_S5_06.jpg/180px-Hiroshima-jo_Castle_Keep_tower_hdsr_S5_06.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Hiroshima-jo_Castle_Keep_tower_hdsr_S5_06.jpg/240px-Hiroshima-jo_Castle_Keep_tower_hdsr_S5_06.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5231" data-file-height="3927" /></a></span></div><div><a href="/wiki/Hiroshima_Castle" title="Hiroshima Castle">Hiroshima Castle</a></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:136px;max-width:136px"><div style="border:1;height:89px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:%E4%B8%89%E6%AE%B5%E6%BB%9D.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/%E4%B8%89%E6%AE%B5%E6%BB%9D.jpg/134px-%E4%B8%89%E6%AE%B5%E6%BB%9D.jpg" decoding="async" width="134" height="89" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/%E4%B8%89%E6%AE%B5%E6%BB%9D.jpg/201px-%E4%B8%89%E6%AE%B5%E6%BB%9D.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/%E4%B8%89%E6%AE%B5%E6%BB%9D.jpg/268px-%E4%B8%89%E6%AE%B5%E6%BB%9D.jpg 2x" data-file-width="7952" data-file-height="5304" /></a></span></div><div><a href="/wiki/Sandan-ky%C5%8D" title="Sandan-kyō">Sandan-kyō</a></div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:260px;max-width:260px"><div style="border:1;height:172px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:20190318_Itsukushima_Shrine.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/20190318_Itsukushima_Shrine.jpg/258px-20190318_Itsukushima_Shrine.jpg" decoding="async" width="258" height="172" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/20190318_Itsukushima_Shrine.jpg/387px-20190318_Itsukushima_Shrine.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/20190318_Itsukushima_Shrine.jpg/516px-20190318_Itsukushima_Shrine.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5581" data-file-height="3721" /></a></span></div><div><a href="/wiki/Torii_Gate" class="mw-redirect" title="Torii Gate">Torii Gate</a> in <a href="/wiki/Itsukushima_Shrine" title="Itsukushima Shrine">Itsukushima Shrine</a></div></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1028600610">.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols{text-align:center;display:table;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-row{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cell{display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cellt{display:table-cell;vertical-align:top}</style> <div class="ib-settlement-cols"> <div class="ib-settlement-cols-row"><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Hiroshima_Prefecture.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of Hiroshima Prefecture"><img alt="Flag of Hiroshima Prefecture" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Flag_of_Hiroshima_Prefecture.svg/100px-Flag_of_Hiroshima_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Flag_of_Hiroshima_Prefecture.svg/150px-Flag_of_Hiroshima_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Flag_of_Hiroshima_Prefecture.svg/200px-Flag_of_Hiroshima_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Flag</div></div><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_Hiroshima_Prefecture.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Official logo of Hiroshima Prefecture"><img alt="Official logo of Hiroshima Prefecture" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Emblem_of_Hiroshima_Prefecture.svg/80px-Emblem_of_Hiroshima_Prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Emblem_of_Hiroshima_Prefecture.svg/120px-Emblem_of_Hiroshima_Prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Emblem_of_Hiroshima_Prefecture.svg/160px-Emblem_of_Hiroshima_Prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Symbol</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Japan_with_highlight_on_34_Hiroshima_prefecture.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Location of Hiroshima Prefecture"><img alt="Location of Hiroshima Prefecture" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Map_of_Japan_with_highlight_on_34_Hiroshima_prefecture.svg/250px-Map_of_Japan_with_highlight_on_34_Hiroshima_prefecture.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="250" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Map_of_Japan_with_highlight_on_34_Hiroshima_prefecture.svg/375px-Map_of_Japan_with_highlight_on_34_Hiroshima_prefecture.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Map_of_Japan_with_highlight_on_34_Hiroshima_prefecture.svg/500px-Map_of_Japan_with_highlight_on_34_Hiroshima_prefecture.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1024" /></a></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_regions_of_Japan" title="List of regions of Japan">Region</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ch%C5%ABgoku_region" title="Chūgoku region">Chūgoku</a> (<a href="/wiki/San%27y%C5%8D_region" title="San'yō region">San'yō</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_islands_of_Japan" title="List of islands of Japan">Island</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Honshu" title="Honshu">Honshu</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_capitals_in_Japan" title="List of capitals in Japan">Capital</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hiroshima" title="Hiroshima">Hiroshima</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Subdivisions</th><td class="infobox-data"><b></b><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Japan" title="Districts of Japan">Districts</a>: 5, <a href="/wiki/Municipalities_of_Japan" title="Municipalities of Japan">Municipalities</a>: 23</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_prefectural_governors_in_Japan" class="mw-redirect" title="List of prefectural governors in Japan">Governor</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hidehiko_Yuzaki" title="Hidehiko Yuzaki">Hidehiko Yuzaki</a> (since November 2009)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">8,479.63 km<sup>2</sup> (3,274.00 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Japanese_prefectures_by_area" title="List of Japanese prefectures by area">11th</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(June 1, 2019)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">2,811,410</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Japanese_prefectures_by_population" title="List of Japanese prefectures by population">12th</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">330/km<sup>2</sup> (860/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Dialects<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">Aki・<a href="/wiki/Bingo_dialect" title="Bingo dialect">Bingo</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">GDP<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Total</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/JP%C2%A5" class="mw-redirect" title="JP¥">JP¥</a> 11,969 billion<br /><a href="/wiki/US$" class="mw-redirect" title="US$">US$</a> 109.8 billion (2019)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166" title="ISO 3166">ISO 3166 code</a></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">JP-34</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.pref.hiroshima.lg.jp">pref.hiroshima.lg.jp</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1141396924">.mw-parser-output .ib-region-symbols-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:0.5em 1em 0.5em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-region-symbols-none{float:none;clear:none;margin:0.5em 1em 0.5em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-region-symbols-center{float:none;clear:none;margin:0.5em auto}.mw-parser-output .ib-region-symbols .infobox-title{font-size:120%}.mw-parser-output .ib-region-symbols .infobox-subheader{font-weight:bold;background-color:#cddeff}.mw-parser-output .ib-region-symbols-island{font-weight:bold;background-color:#cef2e0}</style></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader">Symbols of Japan</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="height:0px"></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Bird</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Red-throated_Diver" class="mw-redirect" title="Red-throated Diver">Red-throated diver</a> (<i>Gavia stellata</i>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Tree</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Japanese_maple" class="mw-redirect" title="Japanese maple">Japanese maple</a> (<i>Acer palmatum</i>)</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Hiroshima Prefecture</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">広島県</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Hiroshima-ken</i></span>)</span> is a <a href="/wiki/Prefectures_of_Japan" title="Prefectures of Japan">prefecture</a> of <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a> located in the <a href="/wiki/Ch%C5%ABgoku_region" title="Chūgoku region">Chūgoku region</a> of <a href="/wiki/Honshu" title="Honshu">Honshu</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hiroshima Prefecture has a population of 2,811,410 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 8,479 <a href="/wiki/Km%C2%B2" class="mw-redirect" title="Km²">km²</a> (3,274 <a href="/wiki/Sq_mi" class="mw-redirect" title="Sq mi">sq mi</a>). Hiroshima Prefecture borders <a href="/wiki/Okayama_Prefecture" title="Okayama Prefecture">Okayama Prefecture</a> to the east, <a href="/wiki/Tottori_Prefecture" title="Tottori Prefecture">Tottori Prefecture</a> to the northeast, <a href="/wiki/Shimane_Prefecture" title="Shimane Prefecture">Shimane Prefecture</a> to the north, and <a href="/wiki/Yamaguchi_Prefecture" title="Yamaguchi Prefecture">Yamaguchi Prefecture</a> to the southwest. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Hiroshima" title="Hiroshima">Hiroshima</a> is the capital and largest city of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region, with other major cities including <a href="/wiki/Fukuyama,_Hiroshima" title="Fukuyama, Hiroshima">Fukuyama</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kure,_Hiroshima" title="Kure, Hiroshima">Kure</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Higashihiroshima" title="Higashihiroshima">Higashihiroshima</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hiroshima Prefecture is located on the <a href="/wiki/Seto_Inland_Sea" title="Seto Inland Sea">Seto Inland Sea</a> across from the island of <a href="/wiki/Shikoku" title="Shikoku">Shikoku</a>, and is bounded to the north by the <a href="/wiki/Ch%C5%ABgoku_Mountains" title="Chūgoku Mountains">Chūgoku Mountains</a>. Hiroshima Prefecture is one of the three prefectures of Japan with more than one <a href="/wiki/UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site" class="mw-redirect" title="UNESCO World Heritage Site">UNESCO World Heritage Site</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hiroshima_Prefecture&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Historic_Sites_of_Hiroshima_Prefecture" class="mw-redirect" title="Historic Sites of Hiroshima Prefecture">Historic Sites of Hiroshima Prefecture</a></div> <p>The area around Hiroshima was formerly divided into <a href="/wiki/Bingo_Province" title="Bingo Province">Bingo Province</a> and <a href="/wiki/Aki_Province" title="Aki Province">Aki Province</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This location has been a center of trade and culture since the beginning of Japan's recorded history. Hiroshima is a traditional center of the Chūgoku region and was the seat of the <a href="/wiki/M%C5%8Dri_clan" title="Mōri clan">Mōri clan</a> until the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Sekigahara" title="Battle of Sekigahara">Battle of Sekigahara</a>. </p><p>Together with <a href="/wiki/Nara_Prefecture" title="Nara Prefecture">Nara</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tokyo" title="Tokyo">Tokyo</a>, Hiroshima is one of the three prefectures with more than one <a href="/wiki/UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site" class="mw-redirect" title="UNESCO World Heritage Site">UNESCO World Heritage Site</a>. The two such sites in Hiroshima Prefecture are: </p> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Hiroshima_Peace_Memorial" title="Hiroshima Peace Memorial">Atomic Dome</a> in Hiroshima, one of the few remnants of prewar Hiroshima following the <a href="/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki" title="Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki">atomic bombing</a> in 1945;</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Itsukushima_Shrine" title="Itsukushima Shrine">Itsukushima Shrine</a> in <a href="/wiki/Itsukushima" title="Itsukushima">Miyajima</a>, famed for filling with water and appearing to "float" during high tide.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hiroshima_Prefecture&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Map_of_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/220px-Map_of_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="201" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Map_of_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/330px-Map_of_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Map_of_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/440px-Map_of_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="534" data-file-height="489" /></a><figcaption>Map of Hiroshima Prefecture<br /><span style="margin:0px; font-size:90%;"><span style="border:none; background-color:#D8E; color:#D8E;">    </span> Government Ordinance Designated City</span> <span style="margin:0px; font-size:90%;"><span style="border:none; background-color:#EAB; color:#EAB;">    </span> City</span> <span style="margin:0px; font-size:90%;"><span style="border:none; background-color:#ED9; color:#ED9;">    </span> Town</span></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fukuyama-city_photo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Fukuyama-city_photo.jpg/220px-Fukuyama-city_photo.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Fukuyama-city_photo.jpg/330px-Fukuyama-city_photo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Fukuyama-city_photo.jpg/440px-Fukuyama-city_photo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="864" data-file-height="576" /></a><figcaption>Fukuyama</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Onomichi_city_huukei.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Onomichi_city_huukei.jpg/220px-Onomichi_city_huukei.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Onomichi_city_huukei.jpg/330px-Onomichi_city_huukei.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Onomichi_city_huukei.jpg/440px-Onomichi_city_huukei.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption>Onomichi</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Saijyo-cho.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Saijyo-cho.jpg/220px-Saijyo-cho.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Saijyo-cho.jpg/330px-Saijyo-cho.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Saijyo-cho.jpg/440px-Saijyo-cho.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="273" /></a><figcaption>Higashihiroshima</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mihara.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Mihara.jpg/220px-Mihara.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="153" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Mihara.jpg/330px-Mihara.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Mihara.jpg/440px-Mihara.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="446" /></a><figcaption>Mihara</figcaption></figure> <p>Hiroshima prefecture lies in the middle of Japan. Most of the prefecture consists of mountains leading towards <a href="/wiki/Shimane_Prefecture" title="Shimane Prefecture">Shimane Prefecture</a>; and rivers produce rich plains near the coast. </p><p>The province faces <a href="/wiki/Shikoku" title="Shikoku">Shikoku</a> across the <a href="/wiki/Seto_Inland_Sea" title="Seto Inland Sea">Seto Inland Sea</a>. <a href="/wiki/Hiroshima_Bay" title="Hiroshima Bay">Hiroshima Bay</a> opens on the <a href="/wiki/Seto_Inland_Sea" title="Seto Inland Sea">Inland Sea</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The prefecture also includes many small islands. </p><p>The sheltered nature of the Inland Sea makes Hiroshima's climate very mild. </p><p>As of 1 April 2014, 4% of the total land area of the prefecture was designated as <a href="/wiki/List_of_national_parks_of_Japan#History" title="List of national parks of Japan">Natural Parks</a> (the lowest percentage of any prefecture), namely <a href="/wiki/Setonaikai_National_Park" title="Setonaikai National Park">Setonaikai National Park</a>; <a href="/wiki/Hiba-Dogo-Taishaku_Quasi-National_Park" title="Hiba-Dogo-Taishaku Quasi-National Park">Hiba-Dōgo-Taishaku</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nishi-Chugoku_Sanchi_Quasi-National_Park" title="Nishi-Chugoku Sanchi Quasi-National Park">Nishi-Chūgoku Sanchi</a> Quasi-National Parks; and six Prefectural Natural Parks.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Kunikane_River" title="Kunikane River">Kunikane River</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cities">Cities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hiroshima_Prefecture&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Cities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_by_population" title="List of cities in Hiroshima Prefecture by population">List of cities in Hiroshima Prefecture by population</a></div> <p>Fourteen cities are located in Hiroshima Prefecture: </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Name </th> <th rowspan="2">Area (km<sup>2</sup>) </th> <th rowspan="2">Population </th> <th rowspan="2">Map </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Romanization_of_Japanese" title="Romanization of Japanese">Rōmaji</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Kanji" title="Kanji">Kanji</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Akitakata,_Hiroshima.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Flag_of_Akitakata%2C_Hiroshima.svg/25px-Flag_of_Akitakata%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Flag_of_Akitakata%2C_Hiroshima.svg/38px-Flag_of_Akitakata%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Flag_of_Akitakata%2C_Hiroshima.svg/50px-Flag_of_Akitakata%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Akitakata,_Hiroshima" class="mw-redirect" title="Akitakata, Hiroshima">Akitakata</a> </td> <td>安芸高田市 </td> <td>538.17 </td> <td>31,565 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Akitakata_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Akitakata_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Akitakata_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Akitakata_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Akitakata_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Akitakata_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Akitakata_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="780" data-file-height="700" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Etajima,_Hiroshima.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Etajima%2C_Hiroshima.svg/25px-Flag_of_Etajima%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Etajima%2C_Hiroshima.svg/38px-Flag_of_Etajima%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Etajima%2C_Hiroshima.svg/50px-Flag_of_Etajima%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Etajima,_Hiroshima" title="Etajima, Hiroshima">Etajima</a> </td> <td>江田島市 </td> <td>100.97 </td> <td>24,596 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Etajima_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Etajima_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Etajima_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Etajima_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Etajima_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Etajima_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Etajima_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="780" data-file-height="700" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Fuchu_city,_Hiroshima.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Flag_of_Fuchu_city%2C_Hiroshima.svg/25px-Flag_of_Fuchu_city%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Flag_of_Fuchu_city%2C_Hiroshima.svg/38px-Flag_of_Fuchu_city%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Flag_of_Fuchu_city%2C_Hiroshima.svg/50px-Flag_of_Fuchu_city%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="810" data-file-height="540" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Fuch%C5%AB,_Hiroshima" title="Fuchū, Hiroshima">Fuchū</a> </td> <td>府中市 </td> <td>195.71 </td> <td>43,932 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Fuchu_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Fuchu_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Fuchu_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Fuchu_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Fuchu_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Fuchu_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Fuchu_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="780" data-file-height="700" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Fukuyama,_Hiroshima.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Flag_of_Fukuyama%2C_Hiroshima.svg/25px-Flag_of_Fukuyama%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Flag_of_Fukuyama%2C_Hiroshima.svg/38px-Flag_of_Fukuyama%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Flag_of_Fukuyama%2C_Hiroshima.svg/50px-Flag_of_Fukuyama%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Fukuyama,_Hiroshima" title="Fukuyama, Hiroshima">Fukuyama</a> </td> <td>福山市 </td> <td>518.14 </td> <td>468,812 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Fukuyama_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Fukuyama_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Fukuyama_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Fukuyama_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Fukuyama_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Fukuyama_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Fukuyama_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="780" data-file-height="700" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Hatsukaichi.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Flag_of_Hatsukaichi.svg/25px-Flag_of_Hatsukaichi.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Flag_of_Hatsukaichi.svg/38px-Flag_of_Hatsukaichi.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Flag_of_Hatsukaichi.svg/50px-Flag_of_Hatsukaichi.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Hatsukaichi" title="Hatsukaichi">Hatsukaichi</a> </td> <td>廿日市市 </td> <td>489.36 </td> <td>117,106 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Hatsukaichi_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Hatsukaichi_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Hatsukaichi_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Hatsukaichi_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Hatsukaichi_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Hatsukaichi_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Hatsukaichi_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="780" data-file-height="700" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Higashihiroshima,_Hiroshima.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Flag_of_Higashihiroshima%2C_Hiroshima.svg/25px-Flag_of_Higashihiroshima%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Flag_of_Higashihiroshima%2C_Hiroshima.svg/38px-Flag_of_Higashihiroshima%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Flag_of_Higashihiroshima%2C_Hiroshima.svg/50px-Flag_of_Higashihiroshima%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Higashihiroshima" title="Higashihiroshima">Higashihiroshima</a> </td> <td>東広島市 </td> <td>635.32 </td> <td>185,418 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Higashihiroshima_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Higashihiroshima_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Higashihiroshima_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Higashihiroshima_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Higashihiroshima_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Higashihiroshima_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Higashihiroshima_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="780" data-file-height="700" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Hiroshima,_Hiroshima.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Flag_of_Hiroshima%2C_Hiroshima.svg/25px-Flag_of_Hiroshima%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Flag_of_Hiroshima%2C_Hiroshima.svg/38px-Flag_of_Hiroshima%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Flag_of_Hiroshima%2C_Hiroshima.svg/50px-Flag_of_Hiroshima%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Hiroshima" title="Hiroshima">Hiroshima</a> (capital) </td> <td>広島市 </td> <td>906.68 </td> <td>1,199,391 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Hiroshima_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Hiroshima_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Hiroshima_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Hiroshima_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Hiroshima_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Hiroshima_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Hiroshima_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="780" data-file-height="700" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Kure,_Hiroshima.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Kure%2C_Hiroshima.svg/25px-Flag_of_Kure%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Kure%2C_Hiroshima.svg/38px-Flag_of_Kure%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Kure%2C_Hiroshima.svg/50px-Flag_of_Kure%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Kure,_Hiroshima" title="Kure, Hiroshima">Kure</a> </td> <td>呉市 </td> <td>352.8 </td> <td>228,030 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Kure_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Kure_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Kure_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Kure_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Kure_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Kure_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Kure_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="780" data-file-height="700" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Mihara,_Hiroshima.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Flag_of_Mihara%2C_Hiroshima.svg/25px-Flag_of_Mihara%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Flag_of_Mihara%2C_Hiroshima.svg/38px-Flag_of_Mihara%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Flag_of_Mihara%2C_Hiroshima.svg/50px-Flag_of_Mihara%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Mihara,_Hiroshima" title="Mihara, Hiroshima">Mihara</a> </td> <td>三原市 </td> <td>471.03 </td> <td>97,324 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Mihara_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Mihara_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Mihara_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Mihara_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Mihara_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, 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<td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Miyoshi_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Miyoshi_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Miyoshi_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Miyoshi_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Miyoshi_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Miyoshi_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Miyoshi_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="780" data-file-height="700" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Onomichi,_Hiroshima.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Flag_of_Onomichi%2C_Hiroshima.svg/25px-Flag_of_Onomichi%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Flag_of_Onomichi%2C_Hiroshima.svg/38px-Flag_of_Onomichi%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Flag_of_Onomichi%2C_Hiroshima.svg/50px-Flag_of_Onomichi%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Onomichi" title="Onomichi">Onomichi</a> </td> <td>尾道市 </td> <td>284.85 </td> <td>141,811 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Onomichi_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Onomichi_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Onomichi_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Onomichi_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Onomichi_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Onomichi_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Onomichi_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="780" data-file-height="700" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Otake,_Hiroshima.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Otake%2C_Hiroshima.svg/25px-Flag_of_Otake%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Otake%2C_Hiroshima.svg/38px-Flag_of_Otake%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Otake%2C_Hiroshima.svg/50px-Flag_of_Otake%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="810" data-file-height="540" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/%C5%8Ctake,_Hiroshima" title="Ōtake, Hiroshima">Ōtake</a> </td> <td>大竹市 </td> <td>78.57 </td> <td>27,684 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Otake_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Otake_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Otake_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Otake_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Otake_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Otake_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Otake_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="780" data-file-height="700" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Sh%C5%8Dbara,_Hiroshima.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Flag_of_Sh%C5%8Dbara%2C_Hiroshima.svg/25px-Flag_of_Sh%C5%8Dbara%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Flag_of_Sh%C5%8Dbara%2C_Hiroshima.svg/38px-Flag_of_Sh%C5%8Dbara%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Flag_of_Sh%C5%8Dbara%2C_Hiroshima.svg/50px-Flag_of_Sh%C5%8Dbara%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Sh%C5%8Dbara,_Hiroshima" class="mw-redirect" title="Shōbara, Hiroshima">Shōbara</a> </td> <td>庄原市 </td> <td>1,246.6 </td> <td>35,870 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Shobara_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Shobara_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Shobara_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Shobara_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Shobara_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Shobara_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Shobara_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="780" data-file-height="700" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Takehara,_Hiroshima.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Flag_of_Takehara%2C_Hiroshima.svg/25px-Flag_of_Takehara%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Flag_of_Takehara%2C_Hiroshima.svg/38px-Flag_of_Takehara%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Flag_of_Takehara%2C_Hiroshima.svg/50px-Flag_of_Takehara%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="341" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Takehara,_Hiroshima" title="Takehara, Hiroshima">Takehara</a> </td> <td>竹原市 </td> <td>118.3 </td> <td>26,035 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Takehara_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Takehara_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Takehara_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Takehara_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Takehara_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Takehara_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Takehara_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="780" data-file-height="700" /></a></span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Towns">Towns</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hiroshima_Prefecture&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Towns"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>These are the towns in each <a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Japan" title="Districts of Japan">district</a>: </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Name </th> <th rowspan="2">Area (km<sup>2</sup>) </th> <th rowspan="2">Population </th> <th rowspan="2">District </th> <th rowspan="2">Type </th> <th rowspan="2">Map </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Romanization_of_Japanese" title="Romanization of Japanese">Rōmaji</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Kanji" title="Kanji">Kanji</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Aki%C5%8Dta,_Hiroshima.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Flag_of_Aki%C5%8Dta%2C_Hiroshima.svg/25px-Flag_of_Aki%C5%8Dta%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Flag_of_Aki%C5%8Dta%2C_Hiroshima.svg/38px-Flag_of_Aki%C5%8Dta%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Flag_of_Aki%C5%8Dta%2C_Hiroshima.svg/50px-Flag_of_Aki%C5%8Dta%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Aki%C5%8Dta,_Hiroshima" title="Akiōta, Hiroshima">Akiōta</a> </td> <td>安芸太田町 </td> <td>342.25 </td> <td>6,585 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yamagata_District,_Hiroshima" title="Yamagata District, Hiroshima">Yamagata District</a> </td> <td rowspan="9">Town </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Akiota_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Akiota_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Akiota_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Akiota_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Akiota_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Akiota_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Akiota_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="780" data-file-height="700" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Fuch%C5%AB_Town,_Hiroshima.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Flag_of_Fuch%C5%AB_Town%2C_Hiroshima.svg/25px-Flag_of_Fuch%C5%AB_Town%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Flag_of_Fuch%C5%AB_Town%2C_Hiroshima.svg/38px-Flag_of_Fuch%C5%AB_Town%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Flag_of_Fuch%C5%AB_Town%2C_Hiroshima.svg/50px-Flag_of_Fuch%C5%AB_Town%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="490" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Fuch%C5%AB,_Hiroshima_(town)" title="Fuchū, Hiroshima (town)">Fuchū</a> </td> <td>府中町 </td> <td>10.45 </td> <td>52,056 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aki_District,_Hiroshima" title="Aki District, Hiroshima">Aki District</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Fuchu_town_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Fuchu_town_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Fuchu_town_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Fuchu_town_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Fuchu_town_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Fuchu_town_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Fuchu_town_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="780" data-file-height="700" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Jinsekikogen,_Hiroshima_(Blue).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_Jinsekikogen%2C_Hiroshima_%28Blue%29.svg/25px-Flag_of_Jinsekikogen%2C_Hiroshima_%28Blue%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_Jinsekikogen%2C_Hiroshima_%28Blue%29.svg/38px-Flag_of_Jinsekikogen%2C_Hiroshima_%28Blue%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Flag_of_Jinsekikogen%2C_Hiroshima_%28Blue%29.svg/50px-Flag_of_Jinsekikogen%2C_Hiroshima_%28Blue%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Jinsekik%C5%8Dgen,_Hiroshima" title="Jinsekikōgen, Hiroshima">Jinsekikōgen</a> </td> <td>神石高原町 </td> <td>381.81 </td> <td>9,427 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jinseki_District,_Hiroshima" title="Jinseki District, Hiroshima">Jinseki District</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Jinsekikogen_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Jinsekikogen_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Jinsekikogen_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Jinsekikogen_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Jinsekikogen_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Jinsekikogen_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Jinsekikogen_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="780" data-file-height="700" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Kaita,_Hiroshima.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Flag_of_Kaita%2C_Hiroshima.svg/25px-Flag_of_Kaita%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Flag_of_Kaita%2C_Hiroshima.svg/38px-Flag_of_Kaita%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Flag_of_Kaita%2C_Hiroshima.svg/50px-Flag_of_Kaita%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Kaita,_Hiroshima" title="Kaita, Hiroshima">Kaita</a> </td> <td>海田町 </td> <td>13.81 </td> <td>29,082 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aki_District,_Hiroshima" title="Aki District, Hiroshima">Aki District</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Kaita_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Kaita_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Kaita_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Kaita_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Kaita_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Kaita_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Kaita_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="780" data-file-height="700" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Kitashiroshima,_Hiroshima.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Flag_of_Kitashiroshima%2C_Hiroshima.svg/25px-Flag_of_Kitashiroshima%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Flag_of_Kitashiroshima%2C_Hiroshima.svg/38px-Flag_of_Kitashiroshima%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Flag_of_Kitashiroshima%2C_Hiroshima.svg/50px-Flag_of_Kitashiroshima%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="324" data-file-height="216" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Kitahiroshima,_Hiroshima" title="Kitahiroshima, Hiroshima">Kitahiroshima</a> </td> <td>北広島町 </td> <td>645.86 </td> <td>19,115 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yamagata_District,_Hiroshima" title="Yamagata District, Hiroshima">Yamagata District</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Kitahiroshima_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Kitahiroshima_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Kitahiroshima_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Kitahiroshima_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Kitahiroshima_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Kitahiroshima_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Kitahiroshima_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="780" data-file-height="700" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Kumano,_Hiroshima.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Flag_of_Kumano%2C_Hiroshima.svg/25px-Flag_of_Kumano%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Flag_of_Kumano%2C_Hiroshima.svg/38px-Flag_of_Kumano%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Flag_of_Kumano%2C_Hiroshima.svg/50px-Flag_of_Kumano%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="324" data-file-height="216" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Kumano,_Hiroshima" title="Kumano, Hiroshima">Kumano</a> </td> <td>熊野町 </td> <td>33.62 </td> <td>24,000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aki_District,_Hiroshima" title="Aki District, Hiroshima">Aki District</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Kumano_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Kumano_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Kumano_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Kumano_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Kumano_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Kumano_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Kumano_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="780" data-file-height="700" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Osakikamijima,_Hiroshima.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Flag_of_Osakikamijima%2C_Hiroshima.svg/25px-Flag_of_Osakikamijima%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Flag_of_Osakikamijima%2C_Hiroshima.svg/38px-Flag_of_Osakikamijima%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Flag_of_Osakikamijima%2C_Hiroshima.svg/50px-Flag_of_Osakikamijima%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/%C5%8Csakikamijima,_Hiroshima" title="Ōsakikamijima, Hiroshima">Ōsakikamijima</a> </td> <td>大崎上島町 </td> <td>43.24 </td> <td>7,801 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toyota_District,_Hiroshima" title="Toyota District, Hiroshima">Toyota District</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Osakikamijima_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Osakikamijima_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Osakikamijima_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Osakikamijima_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Osakikamijima_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Osakikamijima_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Osakikamijima_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="780" data-file-height="700" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Saka,_Hiroshima.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Flag_of_Saka%2C_Hiroshima.svg/25px-Flag_of_Saka%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Flag_of_Saka%2C_Hiroshima.svg/38px-Flag_of_Saka%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Flag_of_Saka%2C_Hiroshima.svg/50px-Flag_of_Saka%2C_Hiroshima.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Saka,_Hiroshima" title="Saka, Hiroshima">Saka</a> </td> <td>坂町 </td> <td>15.64 </td> <td>13,265 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aki_District,_Hiroshima" title="Aki District, Hiroshima">Aki District</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Saka_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Saka_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Saka_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Saka_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Saka_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Saka_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/100px-Saka_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="780" data-file-height="700" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Sera_Hiroshima.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Flag_of_Sera_Hiroshima.svg/25px-Flag_of_Sera_Hiroshima.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Flag_of_Sera_Hiroshima.svg/38px-Flag_of_Sera_Hiroshima.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Flag_of_Sera_Hiroshima.svg/50px-Flag_of_Sera_Hiroshima.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="324" data-file-height="216" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Sera,_Hiroshima" title="Sera, Hiroshima">Sera</a> </td> <td>世羅町 </td> <td>278.29 </td> <td>19,213 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sera_District,_Hiroshima" title="Sera District, Hiroshima">Sera District</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Sera_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Sera_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/50px-Sera_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Sera_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg/75px-Sera_in_Hiroshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg.png 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class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hiroshima_Prefecture&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236656977">.mw-parser-output .abbr-header{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-bottom:none;background-color:lavender}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-top:none;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:5px}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border-top:1px #a2a9b1 solid!important}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:none}}</style><table class="table-pale" style="width:15em;border-top-width:0;border-spacing: 0;float:right;clear:right;margin:0.5em 0 1em 0.5em;"><caption class="caption-purple" style="padding:0.25em;font-weight:bold">Historical population</caption><tbody><tr style="font-size:95%"><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;width:3em">Year</th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px 2px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Population" class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Per annum growth rate" class="abbr-header">±% p.a.</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1890</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,319,507</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">—    </td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1903</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,508,713</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.04%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1913</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,691,699</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.15%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1920</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,541,905</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−1.32%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1925</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1,617,680</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+0.96%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1930</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,692,136</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.90%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1935</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,804,916</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.30%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1940</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,869,504</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.71%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1945</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,885,471</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.17%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1950</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">2,081,967</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+2.00%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1955</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,149,044</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.64%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1960</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,184,043</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.32%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1965</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,281,146</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.87%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1970</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,436,135</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.32%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1975</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">2,646,324</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+1.67%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1980</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,739,161</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.69%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1985</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,819,200</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.58%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1990</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,849,847</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.22%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1995</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,881,748</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.22%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">2000</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">2,878,915</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">−0.02%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2005</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,876,642</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−0.02%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2010</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,860,750</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−0.11%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2015</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,844,963</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−0.11%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);font-size:85%;text-align:left">source:<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Hiroshima's main industries include automobiles (<a href="/wiki/Mazda" title="Mazda">Mazda</a> is headquartered there) and tourism in two <a href="/wiki/World_Heritage_Site" title="World Heritage Site">World Heritage Sites</a>: the <a href="/wiki/Hiroshima_Peace_Memorial" title="Hiroshima Peace Memorial">A-Bomb dome</a> and <a href="/wiki/Itsukushima_Shrine" title="Itsukushima Shrine">Itsukushima Shrine</a>. </p><p>Components of the economy are primary industry, secondary industry, and tertiary industry, which compose 0.6%, 32.6%, and 66.2% in 2015. There is 0.6% of unclassified production.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Value of production of manufacturing is 10,343 billion yen in 2016, which is the 10th largest in Japan. After 2012, production of manufacturing is continuously increasing in 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hiroshima_Prefecture&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="University">University</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hiroshima_Prefecture&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: University"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.eikei.ac.jp/english/">Eikei University of Hiroshima</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elisabeth_University_of_Music" title="Elisabeth University of Music">Elisabeth University of Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fukuyama_City_University" title="Fukuyama City University">Fukuyama City University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fukuyama_Heisei_University" title="Fukuyama Heisei University">Fukuyama Heisei University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fukuyama_University" title="Fukuyama University">Fukuyama University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hijiyama_University" title="Hijiyama University">Hijiyama University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kure_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Kure University">Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiroshima_Bunkyo_Women%27s_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Hiroshima Bunkyo Women's University">Hiroshima Bunkyo Women's University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiroshima_City_University" title="Hiroshima City University">Hiroshima City University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiroshima_Institute_of_Technology" title="Hiroshima Institute of Technology">Hiroshima Institute of Technology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiroshima_Jogakuin_University" title="Hiroshima Jogakuin University">Hiroshima Jogakuin University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiroshima_Kokusai_Gakuin_University" title="Hiroshima Kokusai Gakuin University">Hiroshima Kokusai Gakuin University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiroshima_Shudo_University" title="Hiroshima Shudo University">Hiroshima Shudo University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiroshima_University_of_Economics" title="Hiroshima University of Economics">Hiroshima University of Economics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiroshima_University" title="Hiroshima University">Hiroshima University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan_Coast_Guard_Academy" title="Japan Coast Guard Academy">Japan Coast Guard Academy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Onomichi_City_University" title="Onomichi City University">Onomichi City University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prefectural_University_of_Hiroshima" title="Prefectural University of Hiroshima">Prefectural University of Hiroshima</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yasuda_Women%27s_University" title="Yasuda Women's University">Yasuda Women's University</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Religion">Religion</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hiroshima_Prefecture&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Religion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="PieChartTemplate thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:202px"> <div class="mw-no-invert" style="background-color:white;margin:auto;position:relative;width:200px;height:200px;overflow:hidden;border-radius:100px;border:1px solid black;transform:scaleX(-1)rotate(-90deg)"> <div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;left:0; top:0; border-width:0 200px 200px 0; border-color:FireBrick; z-index:-1"></div><div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;right:100px; top:100px; border-width:37.97790955218px 92.507720683446px 0 0; border-top-color:DeepPink"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 200px 100px 0;border-color:DeepPink"></div><div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;right:100px; top:100px; border-width:26.08415062899px 96.538163883327px 0 0; border-top-color:DodgerBlue"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 200px 100px 0;border-color:DodgerBlue"></div><div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;right:100px; top:100px; border-width:13.779029068464px 99.046142569665px 0 0; border-top-color:GreenYellow"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 200px 100px 0;border-color:GreenYellow"></div><div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;right:100px; top:100px; border-width:7.5326805527933px 99.715890026061px 0 0; border-top-color:LimeGreen"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 200px 100px 0;border-color:LimeGreen"></div><div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;right:100px; top:0; border-width:0 880.42099845206px 100px 0; border-right-color:Lime"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;right:0;top:0;border-width:0 100px 100px 0;border-color:Lime"></div><div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;right:100px; top:0; border-width:0 223.34360795809px 100px 0; border-right-color:YellowGreen"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;right:0;top:0;border-width:0 100px 100px 0;border-color:YellowGreen"></div><div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;right:100px; top:0; border-width:0 119.34446716853px 100px 0; border-right-color:OliveDrab"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;right:0;top:0;border-width:0 100px 100px 0;border-color:OliveDrab"></div><div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;right:100px; top:0; border-width:0 75.57454800484px 100px 0; border-right-color:DarkOliveGreen"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;right:0;top:0;border-width:0 100px 100px 0;border-color:DarkOliveGreen"></div> </div> <div class="thumbcaption"> <p>Religious denominations in the Hiroshima Prefecture (1996)<sup id="cite_ref-1996statistics_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1996statistics-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:DarkOliveGreen; color:white;"> </span> Pure Land Buddhism (35.3%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:OliveDrab; color:black;"> </span> Zen Buddhism (3.6%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:YellowGreen; color:black;"> </span> Tendai or Shingon Buddhism (4.4%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:Lime; color:black;"> </span> Soka Gakkai (4.9%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:LimeGreen; color:black;"> </span> Nichiren Buddhism (3%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:GreenYellow; color:black;"> </span> Other Buddhist schools (1%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:DodgerBlue; color:black;"> </span> Christianity (2%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:DeepPink; color:black;"> </span> Shinto sects (2%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:FireBrick; color:white;"> </span> Folk Shinto or no religion (44.8%)</div> </div> </div></div> <p>Similar to the rest of Japan, most people in the Hiroshima Prefecture are <a href="/wiki/Shinto" title="Shinto">Shinto</a> or <a href="/wiki/Buddhist" class="mw-redirect" title="Buddhist">Buddhist</a>. in 1996 51.2% of the population was Buddhist, 2% were affiliated with Shinto Sects, 44.8% practiced Folk Shinto, and 2% were Christian.<sup id="cite_ref-1996statistics_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1996statistics-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transportation">Transportation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hiroshima_Prefecture&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Transportation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Railway">Railway</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hiroshima_Prefecture&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Railway"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/West_Japan_Railway_Company" title="West Japan Railway Company">JR West</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fukuen_Line" title="Fukuen Line">Fukuen Line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geibi_Line" title="Geibi Line">Geibi Line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kabe_Line" title="Kabe Line">Kabe Line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kure_Line" title="Kure Line">Kure Line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San%27y%C5%8D_Main_Line" title="San'yō Main Line">San'yō Main Line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San%27y%C5%8D_Shinkansen" title="San'yō Shinkansen">San'yō Shinkansen</a></li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ibara_Railway_Ibara_Line" class="mw-redirect" title="Ibara Railway Ibara Line">Ibara Railway</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="People_movers">People movers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hiroshima_Prefecture&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: People movers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Astram_Line" title="Astram Line">Astram Line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Skyrail_Service" class="mw-redirect" title="Skyrail Service">Skyrail Service</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Streetcars">Streetcars</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hiroshima_Prefecture&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Streetcars"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Hiroden_5200_20190623.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Hiroden_5200_20190623.JPG/220px-Hiroden_5200_20190623.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Hiroden_5200_20190623.JPG/330px-Hiroden_5200_20190623.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Hiroden_5200_20190623.JPG/440px-Hiroden_5200_20190623.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a><figcaption>Hiroshima Tramway</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hiroshima_Electric_Railway" title="Hiroshima Electric Railway">Hiroshima Electric Railway</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Roads">Roads</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hiroshima_Prefecture&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Roads"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Expressways">Expressways</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hiroshima_Prefecture&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Expressways"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ch%C5%ABgoku_Expressway" title="Chūgoku Expressway">Chūgoku Expressway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamada_Expressway" title="Hamada Expressway">Hamada Expressway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiroshima_Expressway_(urban_expressway)" title="Hiroshima Expressway (urban expressway)">Hiroshima Expressway (urban expressway)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiroshima_Expressway_(West_Nippon_Expressway_Company)" title="Hiroshima Expressway (West Nippon Expressway Company)">Hiroshima Expressway (West Nippon Expressway Company)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nishiseto_Expressway" title="Nishiseto Expressway">Shimanami Expressway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Onomichi_Expressway" title="Onomichi Expressway">Onomichi Expressway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San%27y%C5%8D_Expressway" title="San'yō Expressway">San'yō Expressway</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="National_highways">National highways</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hiroshima_Prefecture&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: National highways"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Japan_National_Route_2" title="Japan National Route 2">Route 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan_National_Route_31" title="Japan National Route 31">Route 31</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan_National_Route_54" title="Japan National Route 54">Route 54</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan_National_Route_182" title="Japan National Route 182">Route 182</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan_National_Route_183" title="Japan National Route 183">Route 183</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan_National_Route_185" title="Japan National Route 185">Route 185</a></li> <li>Route 186</li> <li>Route 191</li> <li>Route 261</li> <li>Route 313</li> <li>Route 314</li> <li>Route 317</li> <li>Route 375</li> <li>Route 432</li> <li>Route 433</li> <li>Route 434</li> <li>Route 486</li> <li>Route 487</li> <li>Route 488</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ports">Ports</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hiroshima_Prefecture&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Ports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Fukuyama Port - International Container hub port</li> <li>Hiroshima Port - Ferry route to Miyajima, Edajima, Matsuyama, and <a href="/wiki/Beppu" title="Beppu">Beppu</a>, and also International Container hub port</li> <li>Kure Port - Ferry route to Edajima, <a href="/wiki/Matsuyama" title="Matsuyama">Matsuyama</a></li> <li>Mihara Port</li> <li>Onomichi Port</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Airports">Airports</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hiroshima_Prefecture&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Airports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hiroshima_Airport" title="Hiroshima Airport">Hiroshima Airport</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sports">Sports</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hiroshima_Prefecture&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:MAZDA_Zoom-Zoom_Stadium_Hiroshima.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/MAZDA_Zoom-Zoom_Stadium_Hiroshima.jpg/220px-MAZDA_Zoom-Zoom_Stadium_Hiroshima.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/MAZDA_Zoom-Zoom_Stadium_Hiroshima.jpg/330px-MAZDA_Zoom-Zoom_Stadium_Hiroshima.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/MAZDA_Zoom-Zoom_Stadium_Hiroshima.jpg/440px-MAZDA_Zoom-Zoom_Stadium_Hiroshima.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4416" data-file-height="3312" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Mazda_Stadium" title="Mazda Stadium">Mazda Stadium</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:%E3%82%A8%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%82%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%94%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E5%BA%83%E5%B3%B6_%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%82%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%94%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E5%BA%83%E5%B3%B6_%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89.jpg/220px-%E3%82%A8%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%82%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%94%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E5%BA%83%E5%B3%B6_%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="102" class="mw-file-element" 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Wing Hiroshima</a>, a home stadium of <a href="/wiki/Sanfrecce_Hiroshima" title="Sanfrecce Hiroshima">Sanfrecce Hiroshima</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sanfrecce_Hiroshima_Regina" title="Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina">Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Hiroshima_Sun_Plaza_20240414.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Hiroshima_Sun_Plaza_20240414.jpg/220px-Hiroshima_Sun_Plaza_20240414.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Hiroshima_Sun_Plaza_20240414.jpg/330px-Hiroshima_Sun_Plaza_20240414.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Hiroshima_Sun_Plaza_20240414.jpg/440px-Hiroshima_Sun_Plaza_20240414.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Hiroshima_Sun_Plaza" title="Hiroshima Sun Plaza">Hiroshima Sun Plaza</a>, a home arena of <a href="/wiki/Hiroshima_Dragonflies" title="Hiroshima Dragonflies">Hiroshima Dragonflies</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The sports teams listed below are based in Hiroshima. </p><p><b>American Football</b> </p> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.h-hawks.com/">Hiroshima Hawks</a> (Hiroshima City)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Football">Football</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hiroshima_Prefecture&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Football"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sanfrecce_Hiroshima" title="Sanfrecce Hiroshima">Sanfrecce Hiroshima</a> (Hiroshima city)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanfrecce_Hiroshima_Regina" title="Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina">Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina</a> (Hiroshima city)<sup class="noprint Inline-Template 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<div class="thumb" style="width: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Genbaku_Dome04-r.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Hiroshima City)"><img alt="Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Hiroshima City)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Genbaku_Dome04-r.JPG/270px-Genbaku_Dome04-r.JPG" decoding="async" width="180" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Genbaku_Dome04-r.JPG/405px-Genbaku_Dome04-r.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Genbaku_Dome04-r.JPG/540px-Genbaku_Dome04-r.JPG 2x" data-file-width="5040" data-file-height="3360" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Hiroshima City)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 92px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 90px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kaisyaku-river.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Taishaku Valley (Shobara)"><img alt="Taishaku 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Keep_tower_of_Hiroshima_Castle_20121122%2C_000.jpg/480px-Keep_tower_of_Hiroshima_Castle_20121122%2C_000.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Keep_tower_of_Hiroshima_Castle_20121122%2C_000.jpg/640px-Keep_tower_of_Hiroshima_Castle_20121122%2C_000.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1920" data-file-height="1080" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Hiroshima Castle</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 182.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tomonoura08bs3200.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Tomonoura (Fukuyama)"><img alt="Tomonoura (Fukuyama)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Tomonoura08bs3200.jpg/271px-Tomonoura08bs3200.jpg" decoding="async" width="181" height="120" class="mw-file-element" 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<li>Innoshima Water-naval Festival - held in August</li> <li>Miyajima Under-water Firework Festival - held on August 14<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2011)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>Yassa Festival of Mihara - held in August</li> <li>Saijo Sake Festival - held in October</li> <li>Onomichi Becher Festival - held on November 3</li> <li>Hiroshima Ebisu Festival - held from November 18 to 20</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="International_sister_relations">International sister relations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hiroshima_Prefecture&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: International sister relations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Hawaii" title="Hawaii"><img alt="Hawaii" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Flag_of_Hawaii.svg/23px-Flag_of_Hawaii.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" 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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hokkaido" title="Hokkaido">Hokkaido</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;border-right: 4px solid #FFFB91"><a href="/wiki/T%C5%8Dhoku_region" title="Tōhoku region">Tōhoku</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aomori_Prefecture" title="Aomori Prefecture">Aomori</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iwate_Prefecture" title="Iwate Prefecture">Iwate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miyagi_Prefecture" title="Miyagi Prefecture">Miyagi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akita_Prefecture" title="Akita Prefecture">Akita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yamagata_Prefecture" title="Yamagata Prefecture">Yamagata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fukushima_Prefecture" title="Fukushima Prefecture">Fukushima</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;border-right: 4px solid #79FF76"><a 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