The A bomb dome

Day 10 Hiroshima

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November 19th 2007
Headed of to the peace park today which is very close to the hotel. The first building is the peace museum which at 40 yen is very good value. The museum starts with a history of Hiroshima how it became a garrison town for the 5th division and teh fact it wasn't bombed at all during the war prior to little boy being dropped. then to 8.15 am eyewitness accounts for what they were doing at the t ... 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