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kanji		In 1589 warlord Terumoto Mori built a castle and named it Hiroshima Castle, taking the first part of the name of Hiromoto Oe (a famous warrior ancestor of Mori) and the last hunk of the name of Motonaga Fukushima, another renowned warrior who lived where the castle was being built. The name was later adopted by the prefecture.
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Total Area
Hiroshima Pref.: 8,475 km2

Population
Hiroshima Pref.: ~ 2.9 million

 Major Industries
Iron and steel
Electric machinery
Tourism
Athletic equipment
Fishery 		Major Products
Automobiles
Oysters
Mandarin oranges
Sake
Geography
The prefecture, in the middle of the southwestern area of Honshu Island, is bounded by the Chugoku mountain range to the north and the Seto Inland Sea to the south.

Climate
Average temperature in Hiroshima (city) is 15.9°C, with summertime highs of 36.5°C and winter lows (around February) of -4.2°C. Average annual rainfall is 1,262mm.


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