In Hiroshima, there’s a tram stop called ‘Genbaku Domu-Mae’. The name means ‘Atomic Bomb Dome’, and the stop is situated (appropriately enough) right by the Dome.

Which begs the question: given that the tram stop is named after the ruin created by the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, what was it called before August 1945?

Well, actually the tram stop had several names. When it opened in December 1912, it was called ‘Yagura-Shita’, referring to its location close to where one of the turrets of Hiroshima Castle stood. Then around 1929, it was renamed to Aioi-Bashi (Aioi Bridge), again referring to its location close to the bridge of the same name.

Surprisingly, the tram stop wasn’t renamed a third time, to ‘Genbaku Domu-Mae’, until 1974!