Higashihiroshima

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Higashihiroshima (東広島市, Higashihiroshima-shi) is a Japanese city in Hiroshima Prefecture that is on the island of Honshu.^[1]

History

During the reign of Emperor Shōmu, a system of provincial Buddhist temples or Kokubun-ji (国分寺) were established,^[2] including one at Saijō in what is today Higashihiroshima.

In 1973, Hiroshima University established a campus at Higashihiroshima.^[3]

In 1974, Higashihiroshima was created from the merger of four neighboring towns—Saijō, , Hachihonmatsu, Shiwa, and Takaya. In 2005, more towns were merged into the city—Kurose, Kōchi, Toyosaka, Fukutomi and Akitsu.

References

↑ "Higashihiroshima" at Hiroshima-navi.or.jp Archived 2012-12-13 at the Wayback Machine; retreived 2013-2-26.
↑ H. Paul Varley. (1980). A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns: Jinnō Shōtōki of Kitabatake Chikafusa, pp. 141-142.
↑ Hiroshima University (HU), "Higashi-Hiroshima Campus" Archived 2013-05-27 at the Wayback Machine; "History of Hiroshima University" Archived 2012-05-16 at the Wayback Machine; retreived 2013-2-26.

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[1] "Higashihiroshima" at Hiroshima-navi.or.jp Archived 2012-12-13 at the Wayback Machine; retreived 2013-2-26.

[2] H. Paul Varley. (1980). A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns: Jinnō Shōtōki of Kitabatake Chikafusa, pp. 141-142.

[3] Hiroshima University (HU), "Higashi-Hiroshima Campus" Archived 2013-05-27 at the Wayback Machine; "History of Hiroshima University" Archived 2012-05-16 at the Wayback Machine; retreived 2013-2-26.

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