Higashihiroshima

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Higashihiroshima 東広島市
City
Flag Emblem
Location of Higashihiroshima in Hiroshima Prefecture
Higashihiroshima Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°25′N 132°44′E / 34.417°N 132.733°E / 34.417; 132.733Coordinates: 34°25′N 132°44′E / 34.417°N 132.733°E / 34.417; 132.733
Country	Japan
Region	Chūgoku (San'yō)
Prefecture	Hiroshima Prefecture
Government
• Mayor
Area
• Total	635.32 km2 (245.30 sq mi)
Population  (July 31, 2016)
• Total	185,418
• Density	291.85/km2 (755.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	8-29 Saijō Sakaemachi, Higashihiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken 739-8601
Website	www.city.higashihiroshima.hiroshima.jp
Symbols
Flower	Azalea Rhododendron sect. Tsutsusi
Tree	Pine

Higashihiroshima (東広島市, Higashihiroshima-shi) 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 "East of 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  [ja] (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 District), and the town of Akitsu (from Toyota District) were merged into Higashihiroshima.

Notable people from Higashihiroshima[]

• Reizo Fukuhara, Japanese soccer player (Midfielder)
• Ryuji Sainei, Japanese actor
• Koichi Isobe, former Nippon Professional Baseball outfielder
• Yūki Himura, Japanese comedian, Japanese actor and voice actor
• Yasuyuki Yamauchi, Japanese professional baseball player and baseball coach
• Daiki Nishiyama, Japanese judoka
• Akinoshima Katsumi, former sumo wrestler (Real Name: Katsumi Yamanaka, Nihongo: 山中勝美, Yamanaka Katsumi)
• Ryuichi Hirashige, Japanese former footballer (Striker)
• Ayako Okamoto, Japanese professional golfer and member of the World Golf Hall of Fame
• Akira Ibayashi, Japanese soccer player (Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J1 League)

External links[]

• Higashihiroshima City official website (in Japanese)
• Higashihiroshima City official website (in English)

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