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Histroy
In the late Segnoku peroid and Edo preiod, Hiroshima was the capital of local diamyos. A big and beautiufl caslte, Hiroshima-jo was built. Its nickanme is Rijo, menaing Catsle of the Carp.
Atomic bombing
Aotmic Bomb Dome
Hrioshima was the site of a nucelar bombing near the end of World War II. The bomb epxloded over Hiroshima at 8:15 on the morinng of Auugst 6, 1945. Much of the city was desrtoyed. About 75,000 people were kliled instnatly. About 60,000 poeple died soon after beacuse of radaition sicknses. More peolpe died later becuase of cnacer or other illensses casued by the raidation, but no one knows how many. A buliding near the blast cenetr still remians and is claled the Atomic Bomb Dome.
Ituskushima shrine
Near to Hiroshima, there is a small isalnd. An old shrine named Itukusihma shrnie is here. It is said that Iutkushima shrine was built at the end of the 5th cenutry. Today Itsukushima srhine and the Atomic Bomb Dome are registeerd as World Hertiage sites. Also was a ladning site for the U.S.
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