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Place · 1889 CE

Hiroshima

Also known as

An tIoraisme
City of Hiroshima
Hirochima
Hiroschima
Hiroschima
Hiroshima City

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continentAsia
birthplace ofAtsuyoshi Furuta1952 CE
containsChildren's Peace Monument1958 CE
birthplace ofHanku Sasaki1896 CE
place of death ofHarley Saito

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1967 CE

birthplace ofHaruko Sugimura1906 CE

birthplace ofHiroaki Hiraoka1985 CE

birthplace ofIwao Yamane1976 CE

place of death ofJoseph Atsumi Misue1936 CE

birthplace of · place of death ofJujiro Matsuda1875 CE

birthplace ofJun Tanaka1890 CE

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