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Advantages: A beautiful and historic city! Disadvantages: I can't speak Japanese!
section also includes two 3D maps, one showing Hiroshima before, and one showing Hiroshima afterwards - this will shock you, especially when you think of the people who would have been where the buildings stood.
The second half of the museum is devoted to the effect on the individual people. Clothing worn by victims at the time of the blast, roof tiles, glass bottles melted by the heat of the blast, pieces of glass that were either removed or rejected by the body decades later are all accompanied by a few lines that sum up what happened to that person. It is incredible to be standing before a child's rusty tricycle trying to stop yourself from crying - I defy anyone not to be moved.
The Peace Gardens
After the Museum we were both quite shell shocked. We had decided that the best idea would be to lighten our mood by going around ...
Advantages: Mazda Factory tour, Centrally located Baseball stadium and sights & incredible Miyajima daytrip. Disadvantages: Expensive of accomodation!
-C Lemon (a wonderful wonderful drink) and relaxing is highly recommended though.
Hiroshima is easy to get to, about an hour and a half on a faster Shinkansen from Osaka (10,000 Yen or so for people with no rail pass, but the rail pass is highly recommended and can potentially save hundreds of pounds - contact the Japanese Tourist office in England if you want one), and perfect for people on route to or from Kyushu. Many people come here even if it is not strictly on their circuit though, mostly to see the Peace Park and PeaceMuseum, and to see for themselves the legacy of the atomic bomb. The bomb was dropped on August 6, 1945 and exploded about 500m above the city centre at 8:15 in the morning. The Peace Park is now built on top of an old entertainment district that was obliterated in the blast, being only a few hundred metres from ...
Hmatt 28.08.2002 (11.09.2002)
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Advantages: Peace park, Miyajima, beautiful city Disadvantages: not as much to do as some larger cities
the centre.
Things to do
Peace Park- The obvious first place to go, walking around the park doesn't take too long but it's nice just to take your time and sit by the river. The museum takes a lot longer especially if you read everything, but it's very interesting and well worth visiting plus it costs almost nothing to get in. It can be a very sobering experience I actually think it's better going once you've explored Hiroshima a bit because then the pictures of a completely flattened city have a much greater effect on you.
Ideally it's best to visit the park on peacememorial day when there is a service early in the morning to commemorate the event. Lots of people attend and it always makes the front page of the newspaper the next day. The speaches are pretty standard but it's still a very stiring event. The best part of the day is ...
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