Hiroshima

Hiroshima

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March 3rd 2008

Published: March 4th 2008

I was so lucky that I got to spend this past weekend in one of my favorite cities in Japan...HIROSHIMA! The trip was part of my Peace, Development, & Democratization class, and my professor, Dr. Scott, had arranged for one of the last survivors of the Hiroshima bombing to speak to us. So this really was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and I was so fortunate to be able to experience it. I had be... Read Full Entry

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Hiroshima-After

And here's the city just seconds later

Dome-Before

A model of the dome before the bomb was dropped...

Dome-After

The dome after the bombing

Image of Victims

A photo showing the horror experienced by the victims of the bomb

Model of the A-Bomb Dome

This is a model of the A-Bomb Dome inside the museum

Introduction

My absolutely brilliant professor, Dr. Scott, introducing Ms. Matsubara

Ms. Matsubara

Ms. Matsubara telling her story about the bombing

Ms. Matsubara's Drawing

One of her drawings. This one shows her and her friends looking up to see the planes in the sky

Me and Ms. Matsubara

Here I am with Ms. Matsubara after her speech

Cenotaph

The cenotaph just outside the museum dedicated to the victims of the bombing

Plaque Under Cenotaph

I can't remember the exact translation, but it's something like "In memory of those who were killed in the bombing, so that such horror will never happen again"