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Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park

Written by: adekun on 5 February, 2008 7:14 am - Filed under: hiroshima — 5 Comments »

On Sunday we spent a few hours at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and Park. Although the setting is at odds to the camps at Auschwitz, it is none the less moving.

I was keen to find out what the museum cited as reasons for the attack and what mention it gave to activities in Asia prior to WWII.
For me the often stated reason never answered the questions. Reading at school, it was easy to spot contradictions. It just seemed the most palatable. What does seem common is Truman’s and Tibbets’s sentiments, and that of Bomber Harris. (continue reading…)

Tags: japan, travel

Miyajima

Written by: adekun on 4 February, 2008 6:05 pm - Filed under: hiroshima — 3 Comments »

Early Saturday morning accompanied (and funded) by my wife’s aunty, I boarded a bus bound for Hiroshima. Instead of the expressway we took a route that meandered south through small snow covered towns. Even half way through the four hour journey the signs outside read 0°C. By lunchtime, having been collected by her boyfriend, we were aboard the JR Miyajima Ferry. Since the island is sacred trees are not cut for lumber. Aside from the vista, the first surprise were wild deer roaming about. From the terminal it was only a short walk to the Itsukushima Shrine.

The heavy rain washed away the plan to visit Iwakuni, as did the traffic to the plan to visit the naval museum at Kure. I did get to bed early though.

Tags: japan, temple, travel

Hiroshima

Written by: adekun on 9 November, 2006 2:44 pm - Filed under: hiroshima — No Comments »

I was to be bundled off on a package tour in October. Due to a misinterpretation between my wife, mother-in-law and myself, I got left behind.
The plan was to visit the Itsukushima Shrine, a couple of ramen shops and return home the same day.

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