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1．Higashihiroshima
Higashihiroshima (東広島市, Higashihiroshima-shi) is a city located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. As of July 31. 2016 the city has an estimated population of 185,418 and a population density of 291.85 persons per km2. The total area is 635.32 km2. Higashihiroshima is a university town of Hiroshima University. Higashihiroshima is adjacent to Hiroshima, and serves as a commuter town for the city. The literal translation of the city's name is "Eastern Hiroshima." From old times, Higashihiroshima is famous for making sake, and along the Sakagura Dōri ("Sake Storehouse Road") area near JR Saijō Station are the Namako wall (white-lattice walled) and Sekishu Gawara (red-roof tile) roofs of ten well-known sake breweries. An annual sake matsuri is held every October. The city was founded on April 20, 1974, from the merger of the four towns of Saijō, Hachihonmatsu, Shiwa and Takaya in Kamo District. In 1992, the population reached 100,000. On February 7, 2005, the towns of Kurose, Kōchi, Toyosaka and Fukutomi (all from Kamo District), and the town of Akitsu (from Toyota District) were merged into Higashihiroshima.
population：198,032人 area：635.16km2
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Higashihiroshima in Temple

1．Aki Kokubunji  ・419 Aono-chō, Ōgaki-shi, Gifu-ken 503-2227  ・Buddhist
Aki Kokubun-ji (安芸国分寺) is an Omuro-school Shingon-sect Buddhist temple in the, Yoshiyuki Saijomachi, neighborhood of the city of Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan. It is one of the few surviving provincial temples established by Emperor Shōmu during the Nara period (710 – 794).[1] Due to this connection, the foundation stones of the Nara period temple were designated as a National Historic Site in 1932, with the area under protection expanded in 1977, and again in 2002.[2]
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Higashihiroshima in Castle

2．Kagamiyama Castle (Higashihiroshima)
Kagamiyama Castle (鏡山城, Kagamiyama-jō) was a yamajiro-style Japanese castle located in what is today part of the city of Higashihiroshima in Hiroshima Prefecture. Its ruins have been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 1957.[1]
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Higashihiroshima in station

3．Akitsu Station (Hiroshima)  ・441 Akitsucho Mitsu, Higashihiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken 739-2402Japan
Akitsu Station (安芸津駅, Akitsu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[2]
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4．Kazahaya Station  ・Akitsucho Kazahaya, Higashihiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken 739-2403Japan
Kazahaya Station (風早駅, Kazahaya-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[2]
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5．Kōchi Station (Hiroshima)  ・690-1 Kōchichōo Nakagōchi, ,Higashihiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken 739-2201Japan
Kōchi Station (河内駅, Kōchi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
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6．Saijō Station  ・12-3 Saijō, Saijōhon-cho, Higashihiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken 739-0001Japan
Saijō Station (西条駅, Saijō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
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7．Jike Station  ・4369-311 Jike Saijo-cho,Higashihiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken 739-0041Japan
Jike Station (寺家駅, Jike-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
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8．Shiraichi Station  ・3357-2 Kodani, Takaya-cho,Higashihiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken 739-2121Japan
Shiraichi Station (白市駅, Shiraichi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
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9．Nishitakaya Station  ・441-3 Nakashima, Takaya-cho,Higashihiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken 739-2125Japan
Nishitakaya Station (西高屋駅, Nishitakaya-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
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10．Nyūno Station  ・827-2 Nyūno, Kochi-cho,Higashihiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken 739-2208Japan
Nyūno Station (入野駅, Nyūno-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
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11．Hachihonmatsu Station  ・1539 Iida, Hachihonmatsu-cho,Higashihiroshima-shi, Hiroshima-ken 739-0141Japan
Hachihommatsu Station (八本松駅, Hachihonmatsu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
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12．Higashi-Hiroshima Station  ・1-4-24 Minaga, Higashihiroshima CityHiroshima PrefectureJapan
Higashi-Hiroshima Station (東広島駅, Higashi-Hiroshima-eki, literally "East Hiroshima Station") is a railway station on the high-speed Sanyo Shinkansen in Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
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Higashihiroshima in Alcohol

13．Saijō Sake Matsuri
The Saijō Sake Festival (西条酒まつり, Saijō Sake Matsuri) is a sake (rice wine) matsuri festival held annually in Saijō Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.[1] Saijō is famed for local sake or Saijō Sake [ja].[2] Within the narrow streets of the Sakagura Dori ("Sake Storehouse Road") area near JR Saijō Station are the Namako wall (white-lattice walled) and Sekishu Gawara [ja] (red-roof tile) roofs of ten well-known sake breweries; Chiyonoharu, Fukubijin, Hakubotan, Kamoki, Kamoizumi, Kamotsuru, Kirei, Saijotsuru, Sakurafubuki, and Sanyotsuru.[3] In July 1995, Saijō was made the home of the Brewery Laboratory of the National Tax Office.
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