Hiroshima Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Hiroshima Prefecture has a population of 2,811,410 and has a geographic area of 8,479 km². Hiroshima Prefecture borders Okayama Prefecture to the east, Tottori Prefecture to the northeast, Shimane Prefecture to the north, and Yamaguchi Prefecture to the southwest.
First Hiroshima Municipal Stadium was a stadium in Hiroshima, Japan. It was primarily used for baseball, and was the home field of the Hiroshima Toyo Carp. It opened in 1957 and held 31,984 people. It stood in the central area of Hiroshima across from the Hiroshima Peace Memorial.
The Hiroshima Big Arch, known under current sponsorship as EDION Stadium Hiroshima, is a multi-purpose stadium in Hiroshima, Japan. It used mostly for association football matches and also for athletics. The venue is the home of J. League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima. It has a capacity of 36,894. It is an all-seater. It was formerly known as Hiroshima Park Stadium.
Asaminami-ku (安佐南区) is one of the eight wards of the city of Hiroshima, located in the south of former Asa District.
Hiroshima New Transit Line 1, also known as the Astram Line, is a rubber-tired transit system operated by Hiroshima Rapid Transit in Hiroshima, Japan. Astram opened on August 20, 1994, for the 1994 Asian Games in Hiroshima. The line connects central Hiroshima and Hiroshima Big Arch, which was the main stadium of the Asian Games. On March 14, 2015, a new station, Shin-Hakushima, opened to make a new connection between the Astram Line and JR lines.
The Hiroshima Electric Railway Co., Ltd. is a Japanese transportation company established on June 18, 1910, that operates streetcars and buses in and around Hiroshima Prefecture. It is known as "Hiroden" (広電) for short.
The Ujina Line is a streetcar line of Hiroshima Electric Railway (Hiroden) in Hiroshima, Japan. The line has been in operation since 1912. After the bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, the Ujina and Hiroden Honsha-mae lines were reopened after a month-long closure.
Hiroden-Nishi-Hiroshima Station is a Hiroden terminal station on Hiroden Main Line and Hiroden Miyajima Line, located south side of the JR Nishi-Hiroshima Station in Koi-hon-machi, Nishi-ku, Hiroshima.
Kamiyachō Shareo (紙屋町シャレオ) is an underground city located in central Hiroshima. It is the key underground network connecting public transport services around the Kamiyachō area. It contains two stations of the Astram Line and three stations of the Hiroden Main Line and the Ujina Line. This underground network is the only way to connect to those five stations. At the center of Kamiyachō Shareo, there is a transportation and tourist information center.
Hiroden-miyajima-guchi Station is a terminal station on the Hiroden Miyajima Line located in Miyajima-guchi, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, Japan.
Kenchō-mae Station is an HRT station on the Astram Line, located in 10–90, Motomachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima.
Ushita Station is a HRT station on Astram Line, located in 2-4-44, Ushita-shinmachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima.
Kōiki-kōen-mae Station is a HRT terminal station on Astram Line, located in 4-4-8, Ozuka-nishi, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima. The station services the Big Arch Stadium.
Gion-shinbashi-kita Station(祇園新橋北駅) is a HRT station on the Astram Line, located in 4-43-28, Nishihara, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima.
Kamiyasu Station is a HRT station on Astram Line, located in 2-30-10, Kamiyasu, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima.
Chorakuji Station is a HRT station on Astram Line, located in 1-28-37, Chorakuji, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima.
Tomo Station is a HRT station on Astram Line, located in 8669-4, Tomo, Numata-cho, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima.
Ōzuka Station is an HRT station on Astram Line, located in 608-3, Ozuka, Numata-cho, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan.
Hiroshima Prefectural Sports Center is an indoor arena located in Hiroshima, Japan. The original arena was built sometime shortly after World War II. The arena was rebuilt for the 1994 Asian Games. It hosted some of the group games for the 2006 FIVB Men's World Championship and the official 2006 Basketball World Championship.
Shin-Hakushima Station is an infill railway station on the Sanyō Main Line, Kabe Line, and the Astram Line in Naka-ku, Hiroshima, Japan. It is operated by West Japan Railway Company and Hiroshima Rapid Transit.
