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The
Chugoku
Mountains
extend
from
east
to
west
to
the
north
of
Hiroshima.
The
Akana-toge
Pass
and
Misaka-toge
Pass
are
access
routes
to
areas
in
the
Sea
of
Japan
side.
The
plains
are
narrow,
and
the
coastlines
are
mostly
saw-toothed
coasts
with
mountains
drawing
close
to
the
shore.
An
important
cultural
property,
Itsuku-shima-jinja
Shrine,
is
located
on
Miyajima
Island,
one
of
the
three
most
beautiful
sights
in
Japan,
and
is a
special
historic
site.
Its
symbol
is
the
Great
Torii
Gate
(shrine
gate)
that
stands
in
the
sea.
There
are
other
important
cultural
properties
here
such
as
Mitaki-dera
Temple,
the
Fudo-in
Temple
built
in
the
mid-14th
century,
and
many
other
noted
temples.
Hiroshima
is
surrounded
by
the
sea
and
mountains,
and
has
abundant
natural
beauty.
Here,
too,
are
Setonaikai
National
Park,
Hibadogo-Taishaku
Quasi-National
Park,
and
West
Chugoku
Mountains
Quasi-National
Park.
In
Hiroshima
City,
known
to
the
world
as
the
first
city
attacked
by
an
atomic
bomb,
there
is
the
Hiroshima
Atomic
Bomb
Dome
to
symbolize
the
importance
of
world
peace
and
which
was
designated
as a
World
Cultural
Heritage
with
the
adjacent
Peace
Memorial
Park. |
Hiroshima
is
situated
at
the
center
of
the
Chugoku
region
in
western
Honshu
Island
(the
main
island
of
Japan).
It
contains
In'noshima
Island
and
150
other
islands
in
the
Seto
Inland
Sea.
Hiroshima
City
was
leveled
by
an
atomic
bomb
in
WWII.
Today
Hiroshima
is
internationally
known
as a
city
of
peace
that
continues
to
convey
its
experiences
to
the
entire
world.
