Hiroshima Castle

Hiroshima Castle (広島城, Hiroshima-jō), sometimes called Carp Castle (鯉城, Rijō), is a castle in Hiroshima, Japan that was the residence of the daimyō (feudal lord) of the Hiroshima Domain. The castle was originally constructed in the 1590s, but much of it was dismantled in the Meiji era, and what remained was largely destroyed by the atomic bombing on August 6, 1945. The main keep was rebuilt in 1958, a replica of the original that now serves as a museum of Hiroshima's history before the Second World War, and other castle buildings have been reconstructed since.

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Hiroshima Castle ranks #214 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #13 of the 297 mapped in Japan. Founded 1592, it is older than 34% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 718 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 19,586 times in the last 60 days, more than 97% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.

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