Thousands of Cranes

Hiroshima & Osaka

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June 6th 2006
Well this morning had to be one of the most depressing times of our trip. We visited the Hiroshima A-Bomb dome and peace memorial. One of the more sobering places was the children’s peace monument. There were lots of school children around a statue of Sadako, who was a little girl who died from poisoning from the bomb and folded over 1,000 cranes out of medicine wrappers. It is believed that ... 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