Etajima, Hiroshima
city in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Etajima (江田島市, Etajima-shi) is a Japanese city in Hiroshima Prefecture on the Etajima Island at the entrance of the bay of Hiroshima.[1]
History change
Etajima was the site of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy (海軍兵学校, Kaigun Heigakkō, Short form: 海兵 Kaihei) from 1888 to 1945.[2]
The present city was created in 2004. It was created by uniting 4 towns: Etajima, Nōmi, Ōgaki, and Okimi.[3]
References change
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Etajima" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 183.
- ↑ Etajima Museum of Naval History at wgordon.web.wesleyan.edu Archived 2010-06-29 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2013-2-26.
- ↑ "Etajima-shi official page".
平成16年11月1日 旧安芸郡江田島町、旧佐伯郡能美町、旧佐伯郡沖美町、旧佐伯郡大柿町の4町が合併して市制移行しました。
Other websites change
Media related to Etajima, Hiroshima at Wikimedia Commons- Etajima City website (in Japanese)
