Carp castle
Local name: 広島城
Located in Naka-ku, Hiroshima City Coordinates: 34°24′10″ N 132°27′32″ E
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Elevation
- 8 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- IWK Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport34 km
- HIJ Hiroshima Airport42 km
About Carp castle
Carp castle is a historic site. Location: Naka-ku, Hiroshima City.
Hiroshima Castle (広島城, Hiroshima-jō), sometimes called Carp Castle (鯉城, Rijō), is a castle in Hiroshima, Japan that was the residence of the daimyō (feudal lord) of the Hiroshima Domain. The castle was originally constructed in the 1590s, but much of it was dismantled in the Meiji era, and what remained was largely destroyed by the atomic bombing on August 6, 1945.
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At a glance
- Built
- 1592
- Heritage designation
- Historic Site of Japan
- Official website
- rijo-castle.jp
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Carp castle
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Rachelle Haun · CC BY 2.0 -
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Wei-Te Wong from Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
lienyuan lee · CC BY 3.0 -
Hyppolyte de Saint-Rambert · CC BY 4.0
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Climate of Carp castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 17° · Night 8° · Rain 91 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Kochi · 137 km southeast18°
- Ōita · 152 km southwest18°
- Beppu · 153 km southwest17°
- Hottest month
- August (day 31°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- June (302 mm)
- Driest month
- December (52 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 9° | 10° | 13° | 19° | 23° | 26° | 30° | 31° | 28° | 22° | 17° | 12° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 2° | 4° | 9° | 14° | 19° | 23° | 24° | 20° | 14° | 8° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 66 | 83 | 130 | 172 | 183 | 302 | 264 | 193 | 239 | 132 | 91 | 52 |
How to get to Carp castle
The nearest airport is Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport (IWK), 34 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) (42 km). The nearest large city is Hiroshima, 1 km to the west.
Airports
- Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport (IWK) Iwakuni 34 kmsouthwest
- Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) Hiroshima 42 kmeast
- Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) Matsuyama 68 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Hiroshima Population: 1.2M 1 kmwest
- Hatsukaichi Population: 114.2K 13 kmsouthwest
- Kure Population: 214.6K 21 kmsoutheast
- Higashihiroshima Population: 196.6K 26 kmeast
- Iwakuni Population: 129.1K 35 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Carp castle
Within 100 km: 4 historic and cultural sites, 8 natural sites, 24 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km5 places
- Itsuku Shima Island 20 kmSW
- Nino Shima Island 10 kmS
- Mount Noro Mountain 24 kmSE
- Mont Misen Mountain 19 kmSW
25–60 km14 places
- Ōmi Shima Island 54 kmE
- Hashira Island Island 43 kmS
- Osorakan Zan Mountain 37 kmNW
- Mount Kanmuri Mountain 44 kmN
60–100 km17 places
- Ikuchi Jima Island 61 kmE
- Ao Island Island 74 kmS
- Ise Jima Island 67 kmNW
- Eno-kawa River 72 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ota River River, Japan6.4 km SW
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Nino Shima Island, Hiroshima10 km S -
Mont Misen Mountain, Hatsukaichi-shi19 km SW -
Itsuku Shima Island, Hiroshima20 km SW -
Mount Noro Mountain, Kure24 km SE
Nearest towns and villages
Sources & licences
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