Hiroshima Ken Postal code

Hiroshima Prefecture is a prefecture in Japan. It is in the Chgoku region of the island of Honshu. 2,811,410 people live in Hiroshima Prefecture as of June 2019. It has a land area of 8,479 km2 (3,274 sq mi). Okayama Prefecture is to the east, Tottori Prefecture is to the northeast, Shimane Prefecture is to the north, and Yamaguchi Prefecture is to the south. Hiroshima is the capital and largest city of the prefecture of Hiroshima. It is also the largest city in the Chgoku region, with other major cities like Fukuyama, Kure, and Higashihiroshima. People in Hiroshima Prefecture live on the Seto Inland Sea, which is across from the island of Shikoku. It is bounded on the north by the Chgoku Mountains. Hiroshima Prefecture is one of three prefectures in Japan that have more than one UNESCO World Heritage Site, and it is one of the three.