Place details
Place nameHiroshima
Other namesHiroschima, Hirosima
CountryNihon
Latitude34.383
Longitude132.45
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Military headquarters in wars of 1894-1895, 1900 & 1904-1905; devastated by first atomic bomb used in warfare, dropped by USA in 1945; bombing contributed to surrender of Japan; largely rebuilt since 1950.