Hiroshima Prefecture [広島県] | Discussion thread and projects

[Ke|is 3,338]

~ Welcome everyone to Hiroshima Prefecture. Here you will discover japan like never before ~

Hiroshima Prefecture (広島県 Hiroshima-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Hiroshima has a population of around 2,377,631 and has a geographic area of 6,112 km2 (2,359 sq mi). Hiroshima Prefecture borders Okayama Prefecture and Yamaguchi Prefecture.

Hiroshima is the capital and the largest city of Hiroshima Prefecture, with other major cities including Kure, Hatsukaichi, Higashihiroshima, etc... Hiroshima Prefecture is located at the western tip of Honshu with coastlines on Seto Inland Sea.

It is important to state and confirm that this project is not a recreation of the real Hiroshima region. I am simply taking the map and the names of the real region, as well as using the real city as a blueprint and as inspiration for my own creation. But this is not a recreation.

In the images above you can see two maps, the first is the real area from which I have taken my inspiration, the second is the final map I am using in the game.

As you can see, I have made some modifications in the terrain, I have added some islands, some more coastal areas, I have modified some angles, etc...But in general terms we can say that the map remains quite faithful to reality, although it is very possible that it will be modified little by little using the tools of the game to adjust it as much as possible to my plans.

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Information of interest:

- A metropolis surrounded by nature:

The city and prefectural capital is a vibrant metropolis with more than a million inhabitants where nature, modernity and antiquity live side by side. The region has a young and modern culture that respects and strongly remembers its past. Religion is important and there are many temples scattered throughout the area which we will gradually visit and get to know. The city has a modern transport system, skyscrapers, ports and international airports, and is a metropolis surrounded by sea and mountains.

 

- Economy:

The city has an economy based largely on the sea, its industrial ports and the movement of goods around the world make this region an economically positive place. Tourism, business, and Japanese culture are an added bonus that make this region a place with a more than assured future. In recent years, the regional government has made great efforts to bring the region up to the standards of Japan's major cities and regions.

 

- Urban planning and architecture:

Large residential areas cover most of the prefecture's land. In fact, the whole region is connected by different villages and towns in which residential houses predominate. The region is heavily populated by old Japanese style houses, made of wood and mostly coloured in different colours. This is one of the characteristics and signs of this region. If you go to the centre of the prefectural capital, you will find modern skyscrapers and department stores. The region does not have any super skyscrapers at the moment, although there are plans to build some in the future.

 

- A Religious Culture:

Shinto is a religion originating in Japan, sometimes considered the indigenous religion of Japan. Along with Buddhism, it is one of the country's two main religions. The region is full of temples and shrines dedicated to these religions. Little by little we will visit and get to know all of them to discover this interesting culture which has motivated the construction of marvellous places all around the Prefecture.

 

- Tourism:

Prefecture's tourism focuses mainly on the region's temples and shrines. The Prefecture is visited to enjoy these unique places, such as Hiroshima Castle or Itsukushima Shrine located on an island in the prefecture's bay. In general, most tourists visit the region for a couple of days, usually including the Prefecture as a stopover on their travels around Japan. Currently, tourism in the region is not comparable to that of cities such as Tokyo or Osaka, but the local government is making great efforts to change this and put Hiroshima in a higher place.

 

- Transport:

The favourite word of Hiroshima's inhabitants is TRAIN ! The train is the biggest and most efficient transport in the region. You can practically go anywhere using the train. We will gradually get to know all the trains and models running around the Prefecture. The list is very long ! In addition, the city has two airports, a large number of ports, ferries, an excellent Highway system, two bullet train or shinkansen stations, last but not least, the region is also connected by an excellent bus system.

 

- Ports and maritime economy:

The region's economy is based on the transport of goods by sea, and its ports are the fuel of this economy. The entire coastline of the Prefecture is full of industrial ports. There are large areas of land reclaimed from the sea dedicated to port areas and there are already plans and future projects to build new ports in the region. Among the ports we can find container areas, gas and fuel ports, ports dedicated to the export of vehicles, as well as a large number of small ports dedicated to food and fishing.

 

- Airports and international connections:

The region has two airports, one for local use and one international airport built on an area reclaimed from the sea. Ana airlines and Japan airlines are the main airlines of the prefecture and the country. ANA airlines has one of its headquarters in the region as well. The International Airport is fully equipped to handle flights from all over the world. The city also has a small airport used to handle local flights, which is located in a densely populated area on Hiroshima Bay. Little by little we will learn much more about these airports and their management.

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Additional information:

The reason for this thread is the following. I would really like to build this region with all of you. It means, I would like to discuss with you about certain points, projects, share with you ideas about future projects, ask for your opinions and ideas, etc... I will try to share with you all kind of different things, such as the construction of the new airport, the main train station, transport planes, new port areas and hundreds of other things... I hope you like this project and you enjoy playing this game as much as I do. Thank you so much for your time.

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City journal section list of updates:

Currently no updates available*

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•  Visit Hiroshima Prefecture and lose yourself in my own vision of Japan. I hope you enjoy your stay. ""arigatou gozaimasu"

 

[Ke|is 3,338]

Hello guys,

Today I have the first update ready with the first question that I would like to discuss with you. Below you will find a picture with three scenes from the same spot. There is only one difference between all of them, the bridges. May I ask about your opinions and thoughts? what bridge should I use for this specific section of the Fujuu town.

I certanly like option number [1] because of its color, I think it fits really well in the area... what do you guys think about those bridges? which is the most realistic for this area?

I hope that with your opinion I can solve my doubts !!

[art128 4,625]

I believe the third bridge fits better in the picture. The red gives a nice contrast to an otherwise very grey and green picture. Plus the railway texture is the same.

Nice pictures btw!

[hugues aroux 3,879]

For continuity of rail texture, the 3, but the catenaries are missing. I like the staging !

[Jasoncw 12,060]

One of the things that bothers me about SC4 is the really exaggerated vertical dimensions, so I really like how close you've gotten the water level, ground level, and bridge level.

The first bridge has a Meiji era vibe to it, but the way that its LOD is clipping isn't very good.

The last one doesn't have that problem, and the rail texture is consistent, and also, the vertical piers being visible makes it easier to understand spatially.

[Girafarig 1,440]

I would also say #3. I like the color in #1 but the lack of pillars, as in #3, or an overtruss structure, as in #2, bothers me a little. Maybe it's just that I've been playing too much Bridge Constructor, though.

[Ke|is 3,338]

Good day guys, hope everything is fine

Today I have another update where your help / opinion / feedback is going to be requested. I think is not necessary to say that bridge number 3 has been chosen and placed, as you have decided and during the next days you will see it in the upcoming updates. Thank you so much for taking the time to write your comments, I really appreciate it.

Above you can see a picture of the real area that I am currently working on, as mentioned this is not a recreation, but I am using real locations as inspiration and I'm trying to built airports and ports in the same areas  to keep my region as realistic as possible. Taking this into account, I am creating a network of highways and national roads to connect the airport with the rest of the region. (80% of this layout has been created from scracht and it has nothing to do with the real life layout), please see the picture below for a clearer view:

As you can see [E2] is the main node and the main Highway in this part of the Prefecture. It connects the south of the region with the center of Hiroshima, comes from Yamaguchi. The [E2] Highway has been built before the International airport, but when the airport was built, it was necessary to add a new ring connecting the terminals [T1] & [T2] with the main [E2] Highway, therefore, at that time the [E2 Airport ring] was constructed. It was necessary to built a tunnel under the river to connect the new ring with Minami and the Nadamachi Industrial area. This highway arm was created, reaching more inhabitants and areas of the region.

 

The problem: For those coming from the North of the Prefecture (Center areas) and who wants to come to the airport but go back to the city center, it was necessary to leave the highway and take a national road from Minami to Iwakuni, where is possible to enter highway [E2] Northbound again.

Project - E2 Iwakuni / Nadamachi ring: In order to solve this situation and to "close" the highway ring, this project has been raised (Red line in the map). As additional information, it is important to say that this was not done at first due to the limited land available. To make this ring it will be necessary to demolish homes and some factories.

My question: Looking at the map above, what do you think? would you change anything? do you think it is a good plan? do you want to add anything?

# Important note: It's not possible to see it on the map, but it's important to clarify that in this area, In addition to the highways and national roads (painted in blue), there are multiple railway lines and even the Shinkansen line runs through this part of the region.

 

I hope you like this update, I will be waiting for your nice comments again.

Thank you so much !!

 

[Girafarig 1,440]

I think the main question for such a ring is: do you actually need it? Is the airport ring at full capacity as it stands? Do you find a lot of transportation demand from the airport to the areas that would be served by closing the ring?

If the answer to any of these questions is "no", then it's a no vote from me. If it's "yes", then you still have one more question to ask yourself: do you actually need to close the ring right through downtown? I don't know what are your city limits like, but there's probably an easier, more scenic connection through the hill to the northeast of Nadamachi, or even following the river valley to the east, parts of which the E2 airport ring seems to be following already, right? The map is slightly confusing, so I might be wrong on that last part. But still, all in all, I'm leaning towards "no".

[Odainsaker 2,137]

Perhaps another way of looking at it could be inferred from the actual condition of the real-world Iwakuni, where the Expressway 188 and the Sanyo Line skirting the airport largely follow the coast as the north-south coastal connection is an important route.  I can imagine that the coastal routes would have been historically the most important land routes connecting the various coastal port towns of the region, with the later parallel expressways and shinkansen tunneling through the more inland mountains being later developments.

What is being proposed is a closing of a ring, but in the real Iwakuni, that which would be the functional equivalent of the proposed route is labelled as a bypass that primarily augments and relieves the direct north-south connection on the 188 while also happening to create a ring that is longitudinally stretched north-to-south.  Those going north or south then choose either the eastern route passing nearer the airport or the bypass that bows westwards and brings them through the central city.  We might in the proposed plan try to re-emphasize the most direct north-south coastal route from Hiroshima to Minami and Fujuumachi and then all the way to the southern border of the region, with the route through the airport being a bypass that bows westward.  This way, all the regional traffic and trucks travelling between Hiroshima and whatever is south beyond Fujuumachi need not all travel between the two terminals of the airport.

 

[The British Sausage 5,449]

Looking good so far Kelis. You are a wizard at Japanese urban scenes!

[Ke|is 3,338]

Hello guys,

I am working on moving this forward. I have shared several pictures on discord but soon I will share all those pictures here as well.

In relation to the airport Highway update which was discussed above, I will start the area from Scratch and i will build the zone following the comments and advice of our friend @Odainsaker in his honor.

At the same time I am working to create a new FT in which I will post full updates in the future. 

I hope to be able to come back soon and share with you the photos of all the progress I have been able to make in the last months. 

Stay tuned 😁

[Ke|is 3,338]

Good day guys,

Today I want to share with you some pictures showing some the progress so far. As you can see, I am currently working, developing the areas surrounding the city center.

We start our quick tour at Asakita. Asakita is a quiet place located in the northernmost part of the region.

Very common streets and scenes of the Prefecture.

Here you can see Asakita main train station, located in its small commercial area.

As soon as we head south we can see how the density increases and the surroundings become more populated.

The Shinkansen line that crosses the prefecture can be seen passing through this area.

Ashiya town, a place in the middle of the city and the more rural areas, is a popular place to live.

I hope you like this small tour. I am currently working to create a city journal where we will be able to see this in more detail.

Thanks

[art128 4,625]

Lovely scenes!

[simmering 2,782]

Very beautiful indeed, @Ke|is. I look forward to reading your City Journal.

[Bolshevik 68]

[Bolshevik 68]

On 2025/4/4 at 3:13 PM, Ke|is said:

大家好，

今天我想与大家分享一些图片，展示到目前为止的一些进展。正如你所看到的，我目前正在开发市中心周围的区域。

我们从 Asakita 开始我们的快速游览。Asakita 是一个安静的地方，位于该地区的最北端。

县内非常常见的街道和风景。

在这里，您可以看到位于小型商业区的朝田火车总站。

一旦我们向南走，我们就可以看到密度是如何增加的，周围的人口是如何变得更加密集的。

可以看到穿过该县的新干线穿过该地区。

芦屋镇是位于城市中心和更多乡村地区的地方，是一个受欢迎的居住地。

希望你喜欢这个小旅行。我目前正在努力创建一份城市期刊，以便我们能够更详细地看到这一点。

谢谢

Can you tell me how to get to the station and the road under the railway and the zebra crossing? Thank you

[Ke|is 3,338]

Hi Mates,

Many thanks for the commends and the likes, I really appreciate it.

@Bolshevik Below you can find the links for the train station platforms:

For the Zebra, you need to scroll down a bit here:

https://simcityedit.com/simedit/lev-bbs.cgi?bid=SC4=&skin=skin/config/=/simedit/skin/config/&style=0

You will find the Zebra lot within this pack:

Regarding the train station main building, sadly that's not available publicly as it is a model created by an old friend who wanted to keep this and other models private for our Japanese regions.

[Tamijo 2,037]

Love Japan, got family there and been there many times. Seen Hiroshima twice, so really looking forward to see the city unfold here. You are doing a stunning job so far. Can see myself in the Shinkansen, from Osaka to Fukuoka, on your screenshot.

[simmering 2,782]

Hi @Ke|is, I meant to ask: Are these catenaries available anywhere for download?