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1．Takehara, Hiroshima
Takehara (竹原市, Takehara-shi) is a city located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on November 3, 1958. As of 2016, the city has an estimated population of 26,035 and a population density of 220 persons per km2. The total area is 118.30 km2. Ōkunoshima, the island where a poison gas plant of the Imperial Japanese Army was located, belongs to Takehara. Occupying a strategic location on the Seto Inland Sea, it became renowned as a port city in the Muromachi period and then flourished as a centre of the salt industry in the latter days of the Edo period. More recently, it has styled itself as "The Little Kyoto of Aki" and the Special Historical District of old warehouses was selected as one of Japan's "100 Most Scenic Towns".
population：22,903人 area：118.23km2
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Takehara, Hiroshima in station

1．Akinagahama Station  ・1-chome, Tadanoumi Nagahama, Takehara-shi, Hiroshima-kenJapan
Akinagahama Station (安芸長浜駅, Akinagahama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Takehara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[2]
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2．Ōnori Station  ・353 Takasaki-cho, Takehara-shi, Hiroshima-ken 729-2313Japan
Ōnori Station (大乗駅, Ōnori-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Takehara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[2]
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3．Takehara Station  ・1-chōme-1 Chuo, Takehara-shi, Hiroshima-ken 725-0026Japan
Takehara Station (竹原駅, Takehara-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Takehara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[2] Takehara Station is mentioned in the slice-of-life anime series Tamayura.[3]
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4．Tadanoumi Station  ・1-chōme-1 Tadanoumi Nakamachi, Takehara-shi, Hiroshima-ken 729-2316Japan
Tadanoumi Station (忠海駅, Tadanoumi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Takehara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[2]
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5．Yoshina Station  ・Yoshina-chō, Takehara-shi, Hiroshima-ken 725-0013Japan
Yoshina Station (吉名駅, Yoshina-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Takehara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[2]
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Takehara, Hiroshima in island

6．Ōkunoshima
Ōkunoshima (Japanese: 大久野島) is a small island in the Inland Sea of Japan. It is considered to be part of the city of Takehara, Hiroshima Prefecture. It is accessible by ferry from Tadanoumi and Ōmishima. There are campsites, walking trails and places of historical interest on the island. It is often called Usagi Shima (うさぎ島, "Rabbit Island") because of the large population of free-ranging domestic rabbits that roam the island. The rabbits are rather tame and will approach humans.
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