Hijiyama

Japanese: 比治山 - ひじやま

A small plateau in the eastern part of the city of Hiroshima. It is 1km north to south, 0.5km east to west, and 60 to 70m above sea level. When Hiroshima Castle was built, it was an island in Hiroshima Bay, but due to land reclamation in the early 17th century, it became connected to the Ota River delta. It was developed as a park in 1932. During the atomic bombing, the Danbara-cho area to the east was spared from exposure due to the mountain's shielding effect. The Radiation Effects Research Foundation is located on the summit. At Tamonin Temple on the northwest foot are the graves of the Yori clan, including Hiroshima Confucian scholar Yori Shunsui (father of Sanyo). At the southern foot is the Hijiyama shell mound from the Jomon period.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

広島市の市街地東部にある小台地。南北1km，東西0.5km，標高60～70m。広島城築城のころは広島湾中の島であったが，17世紀前半の干拓により太田川の三角州と陸続きとなった。1932年公園として整備された。原爆被災の折，この山の遮蔽効果によって東側の段原町一帯が被爆から免れた。山頂に放射線影響研究所がある。北西麓の多聞院には広島藩儒頼春水（らいしゆんすい）(山陽の父)ら頼氏一族の墓がある。南麓には縄文時代の比治山貝塚がある。

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