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'''Hiroshima''' is an industrial city in [[Japan]] and the capital of Hiroshima [[Prefecture]] on the south-western tip of [[Honshū]] Island.  

'''Hiroshima''' is an industrial city in [[Japan]] and the capital of Hiroshima [[Prefecture]] on the south-western tip of [[Honshū]] Island.  

It is most famous for being the target of the first [[atomic bomb|atomic weapon]] used in [[war]]fare, just prior to the Japanese [[surrender]] at the end of [[World War II]].  "[[Little Boy]]" was dropped on Hiroshima by the [[United States]] on August 6th, 1945 killing approximately 140,000 people.  Three days later, the [[United States]] made the point that they were serious, by dropping "[[Fat Man]]" on [[Nagasaki]], which was, so far, the last use of these weapons.

It is most famous for being the target of the first [[atomic bomb|atomic weapon]] used in [[war]]fare, just prior to the Japanese [[surrender]] at the end of [[World War II]].  "[[Little Boy]]" was dropped on Hiroshima by the [[United States]] on August 6, 1945 killing approximately 140,000 people.  Three days later, the [[United States]] made the point that they were serious, by dropping "[[Fat Man]]" on [[Nagasaki]], which was, so far, the last use of these weapons.

Hiroshima's current metropolitan population is estimated at 2,000,000. <ref>http://www.stat.go.jp/English/data/kokusei/2000/final/hyodai.htm#21</ref>  

Hiroshima's current metropolitan population is estimated at 2,000,000.<ref>http://www.stat.go.jp/English/data/kokusei/2000/final/hyodai.htm#21</ref>  

[[Itsukushima Shrine]] on Miyajima Island, which has one of Japan's most scenic views, is an interesting tourist site.  It has a famous fireworks display.

[[Itsukushima Shrine]] on Miyajima Island, which has one of Japan's most scenic views, is an interesting tourist site.  It has a famous fireworks display.

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==See Also==

==See also==

* [[Atomic bomb]]

* [[Atomic bomb]]

* [[The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb and the Architecture of an American Myth]] - book giving a dozen reasons not to drop the bomb

* [[The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb and the Architecture of an American Myth]] - book giving a dozen reasons not to drop the bomb