Hiroshima Detention House
# Hiroshima Detention House

Hiroshima Detention House (広島拘置所, Hiroshima Kōchisho) is a correctional facility in Naka-ku, Hiroshima. A part of the penal system of Japan, it is operated by the Ministry of Justice.

One of Japan's seven execution chambers is in this facility.

## Notable prisoners

* Hiroaki Hidaka, serial killer
* Yasuaki Uwabe, mass murderer
