Re: [76attendees] Why the name Hiroshim(広島)

This should be the most exact interpretation.

In fact, the land slices in the delta can surely be called islands.

2009/11/6 Kotani Daisuke <daisuke@kotachi.com>

> According to Japanese Wikipedia,
> in 1589, Terumoto Mori, who was a samurai, named this area "Hiroshima"
> and built a castle called "Hiroshima jo" in the island, which he thought
> was the largest island in the delta.
>
> On Fri, 6 Nov 2009 20:32:56 +0900
> Dae Young KIM <dykim@cnu.kr> wrote:
>
> > Indeed.
> >
> > On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 5:40 PM, Ole Jacobsen <ole@cisco.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Look at the map!
> > >
> > > There are lots of islands and lots of rivers in a delta.
> > >
> > > Ole
> > >
> > >
> > > Ole J. Jacobsen
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> > >
> > >
> > > On Fri, 6 Nov 2009, Dae Young KIM wrote:
> > >
> > > > Is there a big island nearby? Or is Hiroshima itself an island?
> > > >
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Re: [76attendees] Why the name Hiroshim(広島) - 'wide island'?