Hiroshima Castle

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September 27th 2014

Published: November 5th 2014

This was another thing I wanted to visit and had a few hours in the morning to do so before my Shinkansen ride back to Tokyo later that day. Some of these pictures are from the grounds nearby the Hiroshima Castle itself. It was clear to me that this castle isn't in the same repair as say the Osaka Castle. Both were well done and such on the inside, but I would have to say the exterior of the Osaka... Read Full Entry

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Doug Gschwind

Welcome to my travel blog. Thus far, I have shared a few of my recent trips, some highlights below : 1) Japan, Sep 2014. With the allure of a very foreign culture to me, non-English speaking, Hiroshima, Tokyo, Shinkansen (bullet trains), Tsukiji fish market, and Sumo wrestling, it was time for a two week break from life and traveled to Japan for the second half of September. Wow, what an amazing place, just loved every minute I spent there exploring. 2) On assignment in Berkeley, CA (Sep 2008 - Apr 2009). I explored the San Francisco Bay area in some detail during the weekends I was there ... full info

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This looks very similar to the drums that were being used in the Josen Drum and Dance in the opening act of the Robot Restaurant show in Shinjuku. A fairly memorable opening act for me.

Drum Tower

Once again

Hiroshima Imperial Military Headquarters building

Destroyed by the atomic bomb blast on 6 Aug 1945

Hiroshima Imperial Military Headquarters building

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Besides the cemetery appearing ground in the distance, none of these bikes were secured. Found that in many places during my travels in Japan. Must be nice to live in a low crime area such as all of Japan!

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