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Back to: HomeThe city of Hiroshima will forever be associated with the first ever atomic bomb attack in 1945, and the Peace Memorial Park and Museum are certainly important places to visit. However, Hiroshima has revived itself as an international city of peace and sends its message to the World. Outside of Hiroshima city, Hiroshima Prefecture offers lots of other great places to visit such as the shipbuilding town of Kure.
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Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Dome
After visiting the Peace Memorial Park and the Peace Memorial Museum, there was one more place for me to go in Hiroshima, the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, more commonly known as the Atomic Bomb Dome. On other pages on this site I've added pictures and details of the Peace Memorial Museum and the Peace Memorial Park. However, this page is dedicated to the A-bomb Dome, or the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall as it was known before 6th August 1945 when the atomic bomb was dropped. On this page are photos that I took of the Atomic Bomb Dome. Most of the photos don't require an explanation but where I think one is neccessary, or where I have a particular comment to make, I've included one... read more... |
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Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
One thing that I really wanted to do on my recent trip to Japan was visit Hiroshima. I didn't get a chance to go when I was in Japan in 2005 so it was one of the first places I put on my itinerary when planning this trip. I know that to some people, visiting Hiroshima is a tourist cliche like visiting the pyramids in Egypt but to other people, including me, it has a deeper meaning. Obviously, the three main places to visit while in Hiroshima are the Peace Memorial Park, the Peace Memorial Museum, and the A-bomb Dome. On other pages on this site I've added pictures and details of the Peace Memorial Museum and the A-bomb Dome. However, this page is dedicated to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. On this page are photos that I took in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. Some of the photos speak for themselves but where I think an explanation is neccessary, or where I have a particular comment to make, I've included one... read more... |
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Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
One thing that I really wanted to do on my recent trip to Japan was visit Hiroshima. I didn't get a chance to go when I was in Japan in 2005 so it was one of the first places I put on my itinerary when planning this trip. Obviously, the three main places to visit while in Hiroshima are the Peace Memorial Park, the Peace Memorial Museum, and the A-bomb Dome. On other pages on this site I've added pictures and details of the Peace Memorial Park and the A-bomb Dome. However, this page is dedicated to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum. As you're no doubt aware, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum is largely dedicated to the horrific US atomic bomb attack that took place at 8:15am on 6th August 1945. For that reason, some of the subject matter on this page could be disturbing. However, the Peace Memorial Museum is also dedicated to Hiroshima's constantly battle for peace since then and the attempts of the city and its subsequent mayors to send a message of peace and nuclear disarmament around the World... read more... |
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