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Ōta River
is a 103 kilometer (64 mile) long river in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Its main stream originates in (1,339m) and empties through a flood control channel into the Seto Inland Sea. The river is one of the major rivers in the prefecture and descends through steep topography, with hydroelectric power plants situated along the river. Ōta River has numerous tributaries and branches into the delta area of Hiroshima which comprises Tenma, Kyūōta/Honkawa, Motoyasu, Kyōbashi, and Enkō rivers. Originally, the Ōta River passes through the western side of Aioi Bridge which was the aiming point for the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. A flood control channel was built along the former Yamate river in the late 1960s, which became the main passageway of the Ōta River. The original passageway of the Ōta River is now known as the Kyūōta River (旧太田川, ''Kyūōta-gawa'', lit. "Old Ōta") or Honkawa River (本川, ''Honkawa''). Ōta River runs through the municipalities of Hatsukaic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōta River Bridge
The Ōta River Bridge (, also rendered in rōmaji as Otagawaohashi, also called Otagawa Bridge or Otagawa Ohashi Bridge) is a bridge on the Ōta River in Hiroshima, Japan. It is the southernmost of all the crossings of the Ōta River and carries Route 3 (the Hiroshima Minami Route) of the Hiroshima Expressway. Construction A decision to build a bridge as part of the expressway system was made in 2004. A design competition committee was formed in late 2008 and received entries from 18 Japanese and three international firms. The winning design by Kenichi Nishiyama of collaborating with Yoko Kabaki, Akiyoshi Nii, and Hitoshi Okamura, was selected in July, 2009. The bridge was built by Shimizu Corporation and finished in 2014. The bridge design had to comply with height restriction laws due to its proximity to Hiroshima–Nishi Airport. The bridge, a composite prestressed concrete continuous rigid frame box girder with steel arch bridge An arch bridge is a bridge with abutment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroshima
is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 1,199,391. The gross domestic product (GDP) in Greater Hiroshima, Hiroshima Urban Employment Area, was US$61.3 billion as of 2010. Kazumi Matsui has been the city's mayor since April 2011. Hiroshima was founded in 1589 as a castle town on the Ōta River delta. Following the Meiji Restoration in 1868, Hiroshima rapidly transformed into a major urban center and industrial hub. In 1889, Hiroshima officially gained city status. The city was a center of military activities during the imperial era, playing significant roles such as in the First Sino-Japanese War, the Russo-Japanese War, and the two world wars. Hiroshima was the first military target of a nuclear weapon in human history. This occurred on August 6, 1945, at 8:15 a.m., when the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) dropped the atomic bomb "Little Boy" on the city. Most of Hiroshima was destroyed, and by the end of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōta River
is a 103 kilometer (64 mile) long river in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Its main stream originates in (1,339m) and empties through a flood control channel into the Seto Inland Sea. The river is one of the major rivers in the prefecture and descends through steep topography, with hydroelectric power plants situated along the river. Ōta River has numerous tributaries and branches into the delta area of Hiroshima which comprises Tenma, Kyūōta/Honkawa, Motoyasu, Kyōbashi, and Enkō rivers. Originally, the Ōta River passes through the western side of Aioi Bridge which was the aiming point for the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. A flood control channel was built along the former Yamate river in the late 1960s, which became the main passageway of the Ōta River. The original passageway of the Ōta River is now known as the Kyūōta River (旧太田川, ''Kyūōta-gawa'', lit. "Old Ōta") or Honkawa River (本川, ''Honkawa''). Ōta River runs through the municipalities of Hatsukaic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandan-kyō
Sandan-kyō ( ja, 三段峡, lit=three-level gorge) is a 16-kilometer long ravine in the Nishi-Chugoku Sanchi Quasi-National Park in Akiōta, Hiroshima, Japan. Through it runs the Shibaki River, one of the Ōta River's tributaries. Sandan-kyō is known for its autumn foliage. See also *List of Special Places of Scenic Beauty, Special Historic Sites and Special Natural Monuments *List of national parks of Japan and in Japan are places of scenic beauty designated for protection and sustainable usage by the Minister of the Environment under the of 1957. National Parks are designated and in principle managed by the Ministry of the Environment. Quasi-Nat ... External linksSandan-kyō {{DEFAULTSORT:Sandan-kyo Tourist attract ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima
is a city located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. As of July 31. 2016 the city has an estimated population of 185,418 and a population density of 291.85 persons per km2. The total area is 635.32 km2. Higashihiroshima is a university town of Hiroshima University. Higashihiroshima is adjacent to Hiroshima, and serves as a commuter town for the city. The literal translation of the city's name is "Eastern Hiroshima." From old times, Higashihiroshima is famous for making sake, and along the Sakagura Dōri ("Sake Storehouse Road") area near JR Saijō Station are the Namako wall (white-lattice walled) and (red-roof tile) roofs of ten well-known sake breweries. An annual sake matsuri is held every October. The city was founded on April 20, 1974, from the merger of the four towns of Saijō, Hachihonmatsu, Shiwa and Takaya in Kamo District. In 1992, the population reached 100,000. On February 7, 2005, the towns of Kurose, Kōchi, Toyosaka and Fukutomi (all from Kamo Distr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akitakata, Hiroshima
is a city located in north-central Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. As of April 1, 2011, the city has a population of 31,565, with 13,223 households and a population density of 59 persons per km². of The total area is 538.17 km². The modern city of Akitakata was established on March 1, 2004, from the merger of the towns of Kōda, Midori, Mukaihara, Takamiya, Yachiyo and Yoshida (all from Takata District). Therefore, Takata District was dissolved as a result of this merger. It is a mountainous farming area known for many traditional events as well as certain food products. One such food product is Ebisu tea, a sweet fragrant tea, that comes from Mukaihara Town. Another is yuzu juice (柚子ジュース), a product of the Kawane area of Takamiya town in the northeastern part of the city. The city also lays claim to be the birthplace and hometown of Mōri Motonari, the Warring States-era ''daimyō'' of the 16th century. History The area of Akitakata City was origina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kitahiroshima, Hiroshima
is a town in Yamagata District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Kitahiroshima was formed on February 1, 2005 from the merger of the towns of Chiyoda, Geihoku, Ōasa and Toyohira, all from Yamagata District. As of April 30, 2017, population data, the town has an estimated population of 19,115, with 8,508 households, and a population density of . The total area is . Geography Climate Kitahiroshima has a humid subtropical climate A humid subtropical climate is a zone of climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between latitudes 25° and 40° ... ( Köppen climate classification ''Cfa'') characterized by cool to mild winters and hot, humid summers. The average annual temperature in Kitahiroshima is . The average annual rainfall is with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in Janua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atomic Bombing Of Hiroshima
The United States detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 and 9 August 1945, respectively. The two bombings killed between 129,000 and 226,000 people, most of whom were civilians, and remain the only use of nuclear weapons in armed conflict so far. In the final year of World War II, the Allies of World War II, Allies prepared for a costly Operation Downfall, invasion of the Japanese mainland. This undertaking was preceded by a Air raids on Japan, conventional and firebombing campaign that devastated 64 Japanese cities. The European theatre of World War II, war in the European theatre concluded when Germany German Instrument of Surrender, surrendered on 8 May 1945, and the Allies turned their full attention to the Pacific War. By July 1945, the Allies' Manhattan Project had produced two types of atomic bombs: "Fat Man", a plutonium implosion-type nuclear weapon; and "Little Boy", an enriched uranium gun-type fission weapon. The 509th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aioi Bridge
The is an unusual "T"-shaped three-way bridge in Hiroshima, Japan. The original bridge, constructed in 1932, was the aiming point for the 1945 Hiroshima atom bomb because its shape was easily recognized from the air and also because the bridge was close to the center of the city. Although the bridge was not destroyed by the atomic blast, it did sustain heavy damage. After the war, the bridge was repaired and remained in service for nearly four decades, before it was replaced by a new bridge (built as a replica) in 1983. A surviving portion of a floor girder from the original bridge was subsequently donated to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum. The longer part of the bridge crosses the Ōta River just to the north of the island containing the district of . The downstroke of the "T" links the main bridge to the island, and is also the north entrance to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park is a memorial park in the center of Hiroshima, Japan. It is dedicated to the legacy o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Delta
A river delta is a landform shaped like a triangle, created by deposition of sediment that is carried by a river and enters slower-moving or stagnant water. This occurs where a river enters an ocean, sea, estuary, lake, reservoir, or (more rarely) another river that cannot carry away the supplied sediment. It is so named because its triangle shape resembles the Greek letter Delta. The size and shape of a delta is controlled by the balance between watershed processes that supply sediment, and receiving basin processes that redistribute, sequester, and export that sediment. The size, geometry, and location of the receiving basin also plays an important role in delta evolution. River deltas are important in human civilization, as they are major agricultural production centers and population centers. They can provide coastline defense and can impact drinking water supply. They are also ecologically important, with different species' assemblages depending on their landscape positi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Kanmuri (Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima)
, also known as , is a mountain located in the Yoshiwa District of Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. "Kanmuri" is a common name for mountains in Japan; Hiroshima Prefecture has six mountains by this name alone, hence the modifier "Yoshiwa". Description Mount Yoshiwa Kanmuri has an elevation of . The mountain is at the far west of the Chūgoku Mountains, and is part of Nishi-Chugoku Sanchi Quasi-National Park. The plateaus of the southern base of Mount Yoshiwa Kanmuri features large stands of ''renge tsutsuji'' rhododendron, and the area is designated a natural monument by the Prefecture of Hiroshima. Recreation has facilities for camping and hiking, and is located in the fir Firs (''Abies'') are a genus of 48–56 species of evergreen coniferous trees in the family Pinaceae. They are found on mountains throughout much of North and Central America, Europe, Asia, and North Africa. The genus is most closely related ... forests at the eastern foot of the mountain. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
