Outside of the Hall for Atomic Bomb Victims

This is directly above the room inside of the memorial and includes bricks and debris from the bombing that was unearthed when they were building the memorial

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Hiroshima

July 17th 2009
Before I left for Japan I told someone that I would be visiting Hiroshima. That person asked, "Does that city even exist anymore?" I knew that it did, but when I arrived I didn't expect it to be as large and as modern as it is. This city has definitely survived since it and its citizens were destroyed by an atomic bomb on August 6th, 1945. After my sister an I checked into our hotel room, ... read more

Asia » Japan » Hiroshima » Hiroshima

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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