Hiroshima Zero Milestone

Zero Milestone of Hiroshima City

(Zero Milestone of Hiroshima Prefecture)

 

The intersection of main overland traffic routes, this point was also used as a main stop in water transport on the Ota River and formed the center of the Hiroshima Castle town.  At the time, it was also the site of an official bulletin board, and a stable was located nearby along with official lodgings and private inns.  As a result, the distance from Hiroshima was always measured from this point.

 

When the prefectural system was established in 1871 following the Meiji Restoration, a wooden pillar was set here as the zero milestone for Hiroshima Prefecture.  After the municipality system was established in 1889, the spot was marked with a stone pillar as the zero milestone of Hiroshima City.

 

Submitted by

Bryan Arnold