Higashihiroshima

is a Japanese city in Hiroshima Prefecture that is on the island of Honshu.
History.
During the reign of Emperor Shōmu, a system of provincial Buddhist temples or were established, including one at Saijō in what is today Higashihiroshima.
In 1973, Hiroshima University established a campus at Higashihiroshima.
In 1974, Higashihiroshima was created from the merger of four neighboring towns—Saijō, , Hachihonmatsu, Shiwa, and Takaya. In 2005, more towns were merged into the city—Kurose, Kōchi, Toyosaka, Fukutomi and Akitsu.