Paper Cranes

There's a story of a girl named Sadako Sasaki who got leukemia after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Going with an old wives tale, she thought that if she was able to fold 1000 paper cranes, she would be granted a wish and would get better. She folded 644, and then died. Now students from around Japan and the world send in 1000 paper cranes in bundles as a symbol of hope for world peace. There were dozens of these bundles of 1000 paper cranes around Peace Park.

Hiroshima, Tokyo and the New Guys

April 5th 2009
Over Spring Break (which is equivalent to Summer Break in America for uni students) I traveled to Hiroshima and nearby Miyajima on my own, and then to Tokyo with a dorm mate of mine. I'd suggest going to the former, and staying away from the latter. Hiroshima was a cool town. Not too big, at about 1.3 million or something, and not too small. Downtown was readily accessible by foot, and all the ... 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

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