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August 5th 2015
Published: August 6th 2015
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After Fukuoka, I took the 5h bus eastwards towards Hiroshima, and I hadn't planned it at all, but after I arrived I found out I was in town just in time for the A-bomb memorial week, and it would turn out to be a particularly poignant and memorable visit to the city. The city of Hiroshima will perhaps always been remembered for that one tragic morning at 8.15 a.m. on August 6th 1945, when the wor... Read Full Entry



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Standing room only!
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A moment of silence.
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Prayer session.
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Hiroshima City Manga Library

Spotted even elderly folks here. The manga culture runs deep...
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The floating lanterns along the Ota River.
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The symbolic cranes again.
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Preparing the lanterns.



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