Preceramic
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BC 25000 |
Nishi (West) Gagara Ruins suggest that people lived in Hiroshima (Higashi-Hiroshima) |
BC 8000 |
Taishaku Mawatari Iwakage Iseki in Hiba district |
BC 3000 |
Nakayama Kaizuka (Hiroshima) |
Ca. AD 350
Around 450
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Ohsako-yama Kofun (Hiba district, Tojo Town)
Mitsuyama Kofun (Higashi-Hiroshima)
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AD 618
The Bingo region sent Kawabe-no-omi, a high official, to neighboring
Nation of Aki and made him build a ship there.
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AD 684 |
Bingo and Aki determined the border.
These two nations cover most of Hiroshima Prefecture.
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AD 719 |
Central Government in Nara sent an official to Aki for the first time.
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AD 741
Central Government in Nara built a national temple in Bingo
(present Fukayasu district and Higashi Hiroshima).
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AD 761 |
Aki built four ships to carry the central government mission to ancient China (T'ang).
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AD 1146 |
Taira-no-Kiyomori was appointed by Emperor to guard Aki.
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AD 1168 |
Saeki Kagehiro serves as Governor of Aki, and expanded Itsukushima Shrine.
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AD 1555 |
Mouri Motonari, a samurai governing Aki, defeated Sue Harukata
in the battle of Itsukushima.
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AD 1589 |
Mouri Terumoto started building Hiroshima Castle.
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AD 1600 |
Battle of Sekigahara. Defeated Mouri was transferred to
Suou and Nagato (today's Yamaguchi Prefecture) and winning
Fukushima Masanori began to govern Aki and Bingo.
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AD 1619 |
Asano replaced Fukushima.
Mizuno Katsunari obtained land in Bingo and Bicchu.
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1649 |
Hiroshima-han (antecedent of Hiroshima Prefecture) built a salt farm in Takehara.
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1672 |
Kawamura Zuiken found a sailing route to carry rice and other
products in coastal areas of Japan Sea to Osaka via Shimonoseki.
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AD 1673 |
Canals in Kusado Sengen Machi (in Fukuyama) were completed.
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AD 1782
AD 1786
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Hiroshima-han founded a school for young samurais.
Most villages in Hiroshima-han completed storing crops
against famines (in according to a law of Tokugawa Shogunate).
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AD 1825 |
Books of Aki's history were completed (in 159 volumes).
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AD 1848 |
Rai Sanyo, a Confucian intellectual, completed
"Nihon Gaishi (Unofficial History of Japan)"
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AD 1871
AD 1879
AD 1884
AD 1885
AD 1889
AD 1894
AD 1903
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Prefectures of Hiroshima, Fukuyama, Nakatsu and Kurashiki were established after Meiji restoration.
Post offices were situated in twelve towns in Hiroshima.
Peasants' uprising prevailed.
Building of Ujina Port started.
Government supported emigrating to Hawaii.
A major navy base was situated in Kure.
Hiroshima Chamber of Commerce used electric lights first in the prefecture.
Ushina Port completed.
Sanyo Railway was connected to Hiroshima.
Government placed Imperial General Headquarters
for Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895) in City of Hiroshima.
Bus transportation service started between Yokogawa and Kabe, the first service in Japan.
A major navy factory was built in Kure.
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AD 1934
AD 1945
AD 1946
AD 1949
AD 1951
AD 1956
AD 1958
AD 1960
AD 1961
AD 1962
AD 1963
AD 1965
AD 1968
AD 1970
AD 1971
AD 1972
AD 1974
AD 1975
AD 1977
AD 1978
AD 1979
AD 1980
AD 1982
AD 1983
AD 1984
AD 1985
AD 1986
AD 1987
AD 1988
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Seto Inland Sea, which is in front of Hiroshima, became the first national park.
An atomic bomb exploded above City of Hiroshima.
Hiroshima Prefecture founded a Frontier Production Expansion Headquarters.
The law of Hiroshima Peace Memorial City Construction became effective.
Hiroshima Baseball Club was founded (the antecedent of Hiroshima Toyo Carp).
6th National Athletic Meeting was held.
Prefecture government's office building and the assembly hall completed.
Exposition to cerebrate Hiroshima's reconstruction
A big berth in Hiroshima Port completed, which could handle a ship of up to
10 thousand tons.
Prefecture Library was completed.
Hiroshima Airport was completed (domestic air lines only).
Ondo-Ohashi Bridged was completed.
Prefecture Gymnasium was completed.
Electric railway cars connected Tokyo and Hiroshima.
Airline between Tokyo and Hiroshima was established.
Hiroshima prefecture government prepared a basic policy to grow (effective from 1963 to 1970).
Hiroshima Women's University was established.
Prefecture Museum of Art completed.
Prefecture Industrial Hall completed.
Prefecture Forests was completed (as a memorial development for Meiji centennial).
Population of Hiroshima Prefecture surpassed 2.5 million.
Water service became available on islands in Aki-nada area.
Haji Dam completed.BR>
Sanyo Shinkansen (bullet train) completed.
For the first time the Hiroshima Toyo Carp captured the Central League championship title.
Prefecture Environmental Center completed.
Hatsukaichi Port for Logs was completed.
Miyoshi Fudoki-no Oka (a prefecture archaeology museum) opened.
Emergency Medical Information System started operation
(in three cities and 29 towns and villages in the western part of the prefecture).
City of Hiroshima became 10th ordinance-designated city in Japan.
Prefecture Greenery Center opened.
Chugoku Highway was completed.
Innoshima Ohashi Bridge completed.
Writing History of Hiroshima Prefecture completed
(as a memorial development for Meiji centennial).
A part of Prefecture Mominoki Forest Park opened.
Established a friendly-relationship with China's Shichuan.
Prefecture Culture Center and Greenpia Yasuura completed.
Hiroshima prefecture government prepared a basic policy to develop
(effective from 1986 to 1995).
Commuting Air line System between cities established.
Prefecture Convention to Exclude violence established.
Prefecture Information Plaza opened.
Public Record Disclosure Library opened.
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AD 1989
AD 1990
AD 1991
AD 1992
AD 1993
AD 1994
AD 1995
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Hiroshima Prefecture University were founded.
Hiroshima International Center were founded.
Ethol Hiroshima opened.
An Exposition of Sea and Islands was held.
The 9th meeting for the Japan national rich ocean formation was held.
Prefecture Historical Museum opened.
Prefecture Innoshima Flower Center opened.
Disclosure service of public documents started.
Kaita Ohhashi Bridge was completed.
Hiroshima Airport welcomed an international regular flight
for the first time (to Seoul in South Korea).
Prefecture Culture Center Fukuyama opened.
The first prefecture culture festival was held.
Chugoku Highway Hiroshima-Hamada line were completed.
Ikuchi-bashi Bridge (a bridge to connect mainland Honshu
and Shikoku Island) were completed.
Professional soccer team Sanfrecce Hiroshima was founded.
Hiroshima Techno Plaza opened.
Japanese government regarded Hiroshima Port as one of the most important port.
The first UN Conference on Disarmament Issues was held.
International regular flight (to Hong Kong) started.
Prefecture Health and Welfare Center opened.
Prefecture Central Forest Park opened.
Sanyo Highway in Hiroshima Prefecture were completed.
A new Hiroshima Airport and Hiroshima West Airport were opened.
International regular flight (to Singapore).
Prefecture General Gymnasium opened.
Hiroshima New Commuting System (Astram Line) started operation.
Asian Games.
Hiroshima Prefecture Health and Welfare Junior College founded.
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