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It's beautiful in a haunting way. The trees next to the A-bomb dome (the building which survived the nuclear bomb) were bare, adding to the somber mood for this place where 140,000 people (not all Japanese!) have died on August 6 and until the end of 1945. I have not felt particularly sorry for the Japanese because they did start the war, and invaded China and caused my parents great pain during the 8 years of war in China (which was much longer than the rest of the world's WWII). But at a no...

I have visited Hiroshima numerous amounts of times in my time being stationed here in Japan.  These are all of the pictures I have taken in Hiro.  I'll keep adding pictures later when I go there again.

Jumping back on the Skinkansen heading to Kyoto from Fukuoka you have to pass through Hiroshima so it made sense to stop off and visit the Peace Museum and Atom Bomb Dome. We got to the station around 9 and knew we only had a few hours, so decided to focus on the Museum etc., and pass over the city itself. Heading for the dome on the excellent tram system we had no idea what to expect and as soon as you get off the tram you are confronted with the iconic image of the shattered dome building....

Andrea and I got on a Bullet Train and took a one hour ride to Hiroshima to see the Atomic Bomb Memorial area. We were told we would need two hours in the area and we found that we wish we had had more time. I have no idea how to describe what I saw but I can try.

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I had a wonderful event-filled summer holiday going south of Tokyo (yes! I finally made it out of the city!!!).

it was a conference in hiroshima. i got some free time in afternoon and night to visit the Miyajiima shrine. the buildings were attractive and very mystic in them selves, more over, i came up with Kangensai, the largest festival of the shrine and happened to became a staff. it was a fun memory to work with people for the festival.

I wasn’t really sure how I would like this city. After all, my countrymen literally obliterated it in WWII and I wasn’t sure how the people here felt about Americans. The Japanese people we met were very nice and helpful. They are proud of their city and how they have rebuilt it. They seem to have a strong spirit and recognize that sharing their experience might keep the world a little safer.

Hiroshima is probably one of the cleaner quieter cities I have been in in a long time.  We started off our tour by visiting the memorial where the A-bomb fell.  It was an art building and was the only building preserved after the bombing.  The bomb didn't explode on the ground it exploded about 600 meters above ground, and for this the city was lucky because no one knows how many more thousands of people would have died if it did.  The city is surrounded by many river...

First of all, I would like to talk about the preparation done in little time. I purchased the touring bike, two side bags for rear tire, gloves, helmet, and sleeping bag.  As my job kept me so busy that I had not had time to buy them until the last minute, which annoyed me. I wish I had time for training but no time and then I started the cycle trip when I got my vacation after the hec-tic days. I filled up the side bags with stuffs like clothings and sent to t...

We go to Palm Desert every spring and relax and hike and play tennis!

I`ve been buddish/shinto templed-out.  Wow, everywhere you go there are temples and more temples (like being in Morocco - medinas after medinas).  My first day in Kyoto, my back was killing me because I over-packed again.  I always want the comforts of home while travelling to I carry ALOT of crap with me.  Too bad Kyoto doesn't have the affordable Thai body massages like Bangkok.  I have to grin and bear it.  Last night I went to a local restaurant.  The ba...

around the world

This trip was totally out of the blue, whilst on my Working Holiday Visa in New Zealand, I needed to get away from windy Wellington so I chose this strange combination. I was spoilt with beautiful deserted Motu in the South Pacific and amazed at the Japanese culture, its a Country like no other I've ever witnessed, a place I fell in love with and hope to return very soon.

another culture, another way of traveling