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Hiroshima A-bomb dome  
   

Hiroshima A-bomb dome

If I choose black and white to show closest building that remained standing after the atomic bomb explosion, am I being over-dramatic? I hope I have a little leeway since the term 'ground-zero' has now been devalued. Instead, the Peace Memorial Museum uses the term "hypocentre" for the place underneath the bomb, and its exhibits talk about people being "exposed" as if they were photographic film. This is the site above which, on 6th August 1945, there was momentarily a second sun and over 200,000 people died in the initial explosion (population of Aberdeen, anyone?) though in total they estimate 260,000 as the total number including those that died years later from the after-effects. The building is now a UNESCO World Heritace Site and they floodlight it at night.
Kyūshū: volcanos and hot-springs.

December 31st 2008
Oguni All I had was a name and a phone number given to me by Yukari in Hiroshima. I did not book the accommodation myself and I didn't give any credit card details, so the whole thing was being done on word. And I don't even know what they look like, but since I am likely to be the only Westerner with a backpack hanging around the bus station it should work out fine. I'd said I ... read more
Asia » Japan » Kumamoto

Japanese Flag 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
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