Hiroshima, the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, is a fairly large city of 1 million and is home to the Carps (Hiroshima's Pro Baseball Team). Hiroshima is a city famous for being the first populated city ever hit by an Atomic Bomb. On Augast 6th 1945, US forces dropped the bomb which killed over 200,000 civilians. Becuase of this devastation Hiroshima has become a city known for its promotion of peace. We awoke early in the morning and headed to our first sight which would be the Hiroshima Castle. Built in 1589 and then rebuilt in 1958 (becuase of being destroyed by the A-Bomb) the Hiroshima Castle is a beautiful construction of concrete, wood and oriental style roofs. Surrounded by trees and large mote this picturesque castle is a great viewing point of he entire city if
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