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Hiroshima 広島 - (wide island) Why does it have a kanji for an "island" when it's not an island haha? Is there any story behind it?
Sep 8, 2016 5:05 PM
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大昔に大江広元の「広」と,この地の戦国時代の武士福島元長の「島」を合わせたものと言われています。 https://www.pref.hiroshima.lg.jp/soshiki/19/1168842433111.html
September 10, 2016
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