Blogs from Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan, Asia - page 6

We had an idea in our mind how Hiroshima would be and it was nothing like we expected. We had both learned about Hiroshima while we were at University, on very different courses. Neil on a Biomedical Science course, about the effects of radiation on the human body. Donna on an International Relations course, about the Second World War, its end in Asia and the post-war recovery of Japan. We have to say, this blog is quite a difficult one for us to write, in the same respect as writing about S21 prison or the Killing Fields (in Cambodia) was difficult. The only reason Hiroshima is known throughout the world is due to a very dark day of recent human history and the story around the ‘Little Boy’ bomb and the city, all of which is ... read more

From Itsukushima Shrine to the Atomic Bomb Dome We are sorry to say this but it's got to suck to live in Hiroshima. Pretty much everybody in the world know about Hiroshima for one reason only, the city was once wiped out by an atomic bomb. Even though the atomic bomb is a central part of the history of Hiroshima there is more to that city than that. Hopefully this blog entry will make at least a few people aware of other places worth mentioning in and around one of the most well known cities in the world. But if you read this blog entry for the sole purpose of learning a bit more about what a piece of weaponry named Little Boy did to Hiroshima in the end of the summer in 1945 we will ... read more

I woke up feeling ready to tackle the day after my first night's stay (though my hostel was wonderful and comfortable, a reoccurring issue with hostels in general is the other guests and how loud they are). I had an itinerary planned out so that I knew what I wanted to do, and my main reason for going to Hiroshima was to visit the peace museum and atomic bomb-related memorials. Since I'd walked through the remains of a concentration camp in Germany, I knew I wanted to do this to round out my World War II visitations, and to make sure that I never forgot the horrible things that humans can do to other humans. It's important never to let history die, lest we risk making the same mistakes again. Seeing as how Japan is my ... read more

Weekend in Hiroshima March 15-16 After a week of traveling, I stayed in Kure on Saturday and hung out with Ellen. In the evening, we went to Hiroshima to meet up with her friends at a place they call “Beyonce’s Bedroom.” The floor is covered in mattress and there are pillows everywhere, with the tabletop being directly on the soft floor. It was a bit feminine and after the other guy left before we had dinner, I was the only male left. It was a bit silly, but it was nice to meet more of her JET friends. Many of them are from the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Australia as well as the United States. The way Ellen made it sound, I thought we were going to be out all night because you either catch ... read more

Définitivement le meilleur service de train au monde.. Le Shinkansen c'est confortable et rapide, le TGV en France c'est du pipi de chat comparé au Bullet Train japonais.. Donc après quelques heures dans le fameux train me voici à Hiroshima. Avec une vitesse de 240 à 320 km l'heure ça va vite.. Donc fantastique ballade en train, belle vue sur le Mont Fuji (randonné prévue la semaine prochaine), passage devant la brasserie Kirin (ou plutôt présage..), un voyage sans encombre. Hiroshima a bel et bien reçu la première bombe nucléaire, bein aujourd'hui ça ne paraît plus. Les japonais ont très rapidement rebâti et c'est aujourd'hui une ville prospère et grouillante d'activité. Une chance qu'ils ont conservé quelques vestiges parce que tout le monde pourrait oublier l'histoire tragique de la ville. Les japonais reconstruisent le Sendai dévasté ... read more