Hiroshima Castle
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Hiroshima Castle

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Hiroshima Castle (広島城, Hiroshima-jō), sometimes called Carp Castle (鯉城, Rijō), is a castle in Hiroshima, Japan that was the residence of the daimyō (feudal lord) of the Hiroshima Domain. The castle was originally constructed in the 1590s, but much of it was dismantled in the Meiji era, and what remained was largely destroyed by the atomic bombing on August 6, 1945. The main keep was rebuilt in 1958, a replica of the original that now serves as a museum of Hiroshima's history before the Second World War, and other castle buildings have been reconstructed since.

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Location

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34.40275, 132.45903 · Hiroshima

Nearby

  1. Aioi BridgeLandmarks & monuments
    900 m
  2. Hiroshima Peace MemorialHistory & heritage
    900 m
  3. Hiroshima Peace Memorial MuseumMuseums & galleries
    1.4 km
  4. Itsukushima ShrineReligious sites
    17 km
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