 Most viewed - Hiroshima city 広島市 |
The original exhibit showed a much more horrific faces and disfigurement with peeling skin down to their knees at least. I heard that they didn't want to make it too scary for children. Too bad.1840 views
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Hiroshima Castle tower667 viewsRebuilt after World War II.
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Atomic Bomb Dome368 views
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Atomic Bomb Museum and Statue of Mother and Child in the Storm.295 views
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Children's Peace Monument before they built origami crane shacks around it.235 views
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Showcase of gifts from Honolulu, Hawaii, Hiroshima's sister city.226 views
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One of the Japan's best-designed memorials.206 views
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Hiroshima Castle in the early 1900s from a vintage postcard.206 views
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Peace Flame and Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum204 views
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Front of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum (opposite side from the Cenotaph) and Statue of Mother and Child in the Storm.189 views
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Children's Peace Monument, Hiroshima181 views
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Rear of Children's Peace Monument, Hiroshima.179 views
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Hiroshima176 views
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Pictures made of origami at Hiroshima Peace park.172 views
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Hiroshima is also famous for okonomiyaki.160 views
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Hiroshima Atom Bomb Dome151 views
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Another building that survived the atom bomb. Now a rest house and tourist information center. Hiroshima.148 views
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Mannequins depicting bomb victims who suffered peeling/melting skin among other things. This depiction has been toned down considerably from the original exhibit that I remember before the museum was renovated in 1994.145 views
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Street car stop nearest to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. Hiroden Genbaku Dome-mae Station. Hiroshima is one of the few Japanese cities which still has street cars.126 views
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Part of Hiroshima Castle stone wall is black due to the atomic blast.123 views
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Life-size replica of the Hiroshima bomb, nicknamed "Little Boy." It's about 3 meters long.121 views
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Hiroshima Castle tower is a museum of Hiroshima's history before World War II.117 views
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Atomic Bomb Dome area.116 views
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Hiroshima Castle ninomaru turret was reconstructed in 1994.114 views
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The Atomic Bomb Done was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996.113 views
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Right near the streetcar stop is the Atomic Bomb Dome or A-Bomb Dome (原爆ドーム). I visited in fall 2012.112 views
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And how it looked after the bomb. The Peace Park is on the land in the center between the two rivers. The Atomic Bomb Dome is on the lower left.112 views
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Orange ball shows where the bomb fell.112 views
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Photos of the atom bomb blast.111 views
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Tattered clothing from a 13-year-old girl who died in the evening on the day of the bomb.111 views
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Glass bottles melted together.111 views
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Inside a street car in Hiroshima.110 views
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Notice the steel braces to reinforce the building.109 views
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I think all Americans visiting or living in Japan should visit Hiroshima. It's not about who's to blame for what happened here in Aug. 1945. It's about a major event in human history and a reminder of man's fatal flaws.108 views
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Tricycle108 views
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Damaged Buddha statue.108 views
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The atomic bomb fell almost directly above this building on Aug. 6, 1941 at 8:15 am.106 views
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Children's Peace Monument dedicated to the memory of the children who died as a result of the bombing.105 views
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About Sadako.105 views
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Streetcar station near Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Dome.105 views
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Built in 1915, it was the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall.104 views
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Notice the steel braces to reinforce the building.104 views
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Children's Peace Monument104 views
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Corridor to the museum's main building or West Wing.104 views
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Many buses in front of the museum.104 views
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Grisly photos and tattered clothing.103 views
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Hiroshima police car.103 views
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There's a sign indicating where you should hang your origami cranes.102 views
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What central Hiroshima looked like before the bomb. The building that would become the Atomic Bomb Dome is on the lower left with the light green roof.102 views
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President Jimmy Carter visited Hiroshima after he left office.102 views
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We can get quite close to the building, but it is fenced off so we cannot enter it.101 views
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Monuments abound in the Peace Park. In the background is Aioi Bridge, the original target of the atomic bomb.101 views
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Peace Clock Tower101 views
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Peace Bell. Peace Bell. Anyone can ring it for free.101 views
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Hiroshima Peace Bell with atom symbol on the sweet spot.101 views
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Donors of benches.99 views
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Bell in Children's Peace Monument.99 views
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View from Aioi Bridge.98 views
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About the tricycle.98 views
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Hiroshima Peace Bell97 views
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About the Peace Bell97 views
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Donated benches.97 views
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Scale model of the Atomic Bomb Dome.97 views
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This is where the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony is held on Aug. 6 in the morning. The service is open to the public for free and you can sit if you get there early enough in the morning. Otherwise, you can stand in the back amid the sweltering heat.96 views
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Memorial Cenotaph96 views
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International Conference Center Hiroshima is also attached to the museum.96 views
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Memorial Cenotaph95 views
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Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum's East Wing built in 1994. You enter the museum through this building. Admission is only 50 yen for adults (30 yen for students).95 views
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The East Wing explains the history of Hiroshima city before the bomb, development and decision to drop the bomb, the lives of Hiroshima citizens during World War II.95 views
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About the Children's Peace Monument.94 views
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Very colorful and incredible designs.94 views
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Memorial Cenotaph93 views
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Atomic Bomb Dome as seen from the Cenotaph.93 views
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Main building of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum with various exhibits explaining about the bombing and its effects. You also see many personal belongings mangled, melted, or tattered by the blast. Hordes of students on class trips from all over Japan93 viewsHiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
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Shacks of origami paper cranes folded by many students from all over.92 views
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Peace Flame aligned with the Cenotaph and Atomic Bomb Dome. 92 views
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Entrance to Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum through the East Wing. It has a lot of exhibits and can take a while to go through it if you want to read everything92 views
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About the rest house.91 views
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The Peace Park's focal point is this Memorial Cenotaph. It stores the names of all of the people killed by the bomb. The monument frames the Peace Flame and the A-Bomb Dome in a straight line.91 views
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Original bell and origami sculpture for the Children's Peace Monument.91 views
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Memorial Cenotaph90 views
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At least one blessing from the bomb is the endless stream of tourists coming to Hiroshima.90 views
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About the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.90 views
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Peace Clock Tower89 views
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Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum89 views
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Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum's East Wing built in 1994.89 views
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Hiroshima Castle tower was rebuilt in 1958 after World War II. The original castle was destroyed by the atomic bomb in Aug. 1945.70 views
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Hiroshima Castle70 views
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You can go inside the reconstructed ninomaru structure.68 views
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Inside the ninomaru Yagura turret. Cannot go upstairs.68 views
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The moat and walls are quite expansive.67 views
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In 1994, this gate and a yagura turret in the ninomaru were re-constructed out of wood.67 views
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Ninomaru64 views
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