Downtown Hiroshima before the blast.

Hiroshima

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September 30th 2006
We got up early and took several trains to get to Hiroshima, the southernmost point of our trip. We spent most of the day on the train, so we arrived in Hiroshima with very little time left to see the atom bomb museum. It was just devastating to see the human cost of one bomb. It was really well laid out - there was no sense of blame attached, it even had a section showing the reasons why the US d ... read more

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more