JAPAN Hiroshima 24th September 2008 04 School children gather and sing

JAPAN Hiroshima 24th September 2008

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November 23rd 2008
We spent a poignant day at Hiroshima learning about the gastly aftermath of the bombing on 06 August 1945. The museum was a moving experience conveying the needless loss and suffering in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Although the history is upsetting and hard to comprehend it is an important place to visit and we were impressed how the museum teaches and informs visitors about the event, nuclear technol ... 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