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Based on the statistics published by Hiroshima city, estimated population of Hiroshima city is 1,199,543 as of 1st January 2019.Hiroshima City is 11th biggest city in terms of population in Japan. 1.Tokyo special wards(Tokyo)9,569,121 2.Yokohama(Kanagawa)3,740,944 3.Osaka(Osaka) 2,727,255 4.Nagoya(Aichi) 2,321,727 5.Sapporo(Hokkaido) 1,966,735 6.Fukuoka(Fukuoka)1,582,368 7.Kobe(Hyogo)1,526,639 8.Kawasaki(Kanagawa)1,517,756 9.Kyoto(Kyoto)1,468,525 10.Saitama(Saitama)1,297,835 11.Hiroshima(Hiroshima)1,199,543

Japan has 47 prefectures nationwide and Hiroshima prefecture(or it's called "Hiroshima-ken" in Japanese) is one of those. At the same time, Hiroshima is the name of capital city of Hiroshima prefecture. Hiroshima city,the capital city of Hiroshima prefecture, is called "Hiroshima-shi" in Japanese. This post is uncovering where Hiroshima-ken and Hiroshima-shi are located. That's the first thing you have to know!

There are a lot of way to get to Hiroshima. This post tells you how to get to Hiroshima out of a lot of ways to get her...