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Hiroshima is famous for oysters.104 views
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Inside Miyajima Sanbashi Port building104 views
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Arrived back at Miyajimaguchi Port.104 views
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From Hiroshima Station, it takes about 35 min. to Hiroshima Port via streetcar.103 views
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This midget sub was transported by boat from Pearl Harbor to Yokosuka (Kanagawa Pref.), then to Etajima in 1961.103 views
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Last stop on the tour was the Etajima Club where there is a gift shop, restaurant, and this small museum on the 2nd floor.103 views
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Welcome to Kure.103 views
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Entering the shrine grounds.103 views
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Torii and pine tree at Miyajima.103 views
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Admission charged.103 views
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Some construction here in Sept. 2015.103 views
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Long line of tourists waiting to take a picture at the end of the boardwalk.103 views
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Tahoto Pagoda on Miyajima.103 views
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Maple leaf-shaped azuki bean buns103 views
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Our ferry at Miyajima Port back to the mainland. The ferry is timed conveniently with trains at Miyajimaguchi Station.103 views
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Leaving Miyajima103 views
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Built in 1915, it was the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall.102 views
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The atomic bomb fell almost directly above this building on Aug. 6, 1941 at 8:15 am.102 views
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Corridor to the museum's main building or West Wing.102 views
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Tricycle102 views
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Grisly photos and tattered clothing.102 views
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Streetcar station near Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Dome.102 views
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A projectile used by battleship Yamato during WWⅡ.102 views
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Models of navy warships.102 views
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At low tide.102 views
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Daiganji temple belongs to the Shingon Buddhist Sect. Dedicated to the goddess Benzaiten and one of the three most famous Benzaiten temples.102 views
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Tahoto Pagoda on Miyajima.102 views
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Lots of souvenir shops along the way.102 views
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Tide was starting to recede.102 views
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Maple leaf-shaped azuki bean buns aka Momiji Manju is Miyajima's most famous confection.102 views
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Miyajima Sanbashi Port building102 views
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Notice the steel braces to reinforce the building.101 views
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Children's Peace Monument101 views
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About Sadako.101 views
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About this midget sub: Length: 23.9 meters, Weight: 46 tons, Inner diameter: 1.85 meter, Underwater speed: 19 knots (600 horsepower)101 views
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Bridge at Itsukushima (closed).101 views
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Miyajima Sanbashi Port building101 views
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Children's Peace Monument dedicated to the memory of the children who died as a result of the bombing.100 views
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There's a sign indicating where you should hang your origami cranes.100 views
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Many buses in front of the museum.100 views
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Hiroshima police car.100 views
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Maple leaf-shaped ice cream.100 views
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We can get quite close to the building, but it is fenced off so we cannot enter it.99 views
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Peace Clock Tower99 views
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Bell in Children's Peace Monument.99 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.99 views
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President Jimmy Carter visited Hiroshima after he left office.99 views
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Entrance to the Naval Academy on Etajima.99 views
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A few islands in the Seto Inland Sea on the way to Kure. In Kure, we visited the Yamato Museum.99 views
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At low tide.99 views
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Fish spotting at high tide.99 views
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Miniature Torii99 views
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Peace Bell. Peace Bell. Anyone can ring it for free.98 views
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Japanese navy rising sun flag98 views
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Hiroshima Port.97 views
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You cannot tour the Naval Academy on your own. You have to join the guided tour. There is a dress code: No miniskirts or provocative clothing by women.97 views
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Monuments abound in the Peace Park. In the background is Aioi Bridge, the original target of the atomic bomb.96 views
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About the Peace Bell96 views
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Hiroshima Peace Bell with atom symbol on the sweet spot.96 views
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Inside our boat to Kure from Etajima.96 views
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About the tricycle.95 views
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Shipbuilding on Etajima, Hiroshima.95 views
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View from Aioi Bridge.94 views
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Hiroshima Peace Bell94 views
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Donors of benches.94 views
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Projectile used in Japan-China War in 1894.94 views
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Etajima Club exhibition room.94 views
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Donated benches.93 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.93 views
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Hiroshima Port.93 views
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Students' Hall west wing. We weren't allowed to enter this building. The Academy also has female students, but after graduating they do not serve on navy ships. They work only on land.93 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.92 views
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Memorial Cenotaph92 views
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International Conference Center Hiroshima is also attached to the museum.92 views
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Scale model of the Atomic Bomb Dome.92 views
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Two Naval Academy students served as our tour guide.92 views
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Students' Hall west wing. Built in 1938, it is used as the main students’ hall of the First Service School.92 views
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About the Children's Peace Monument.91 views
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Stand for gatherings.91 views
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Leaving Koyo Port, Etajima.91 views
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On the way to Kure.91 views
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Very colorful and incredible designs.90 views
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Memorial Cenotaph90 views
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Hiroshima Port as seen from a dock.90 views
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Peace Clock Tower89 views
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Atomic Bomb Dome as seen from the Cenotaph.89 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).89 views
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Original bell and origami sculpture for the Children's Peace Monument.89 views
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Boat for Etajima island, a short boat ride from Hiroshima Port. 89 views
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Approaching Etajima's Koyo Port. 89 views
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Inside the Ceremonial Hall. It can fit 2,000 people.89 views
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Back at Koyo Port to board this boat for Kure, across the Seto Inland Sea.89 views
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Koyo Port on Etajima, Hiroshima.89 views
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Kure across the Inland Sea.89 views
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Shacks of origami paper cranes folded by many students from all over.88 views
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Memorial Cenotaph88 views
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Peace Flame aligned with the Cenotaph and Atomic Bomb Dome. 88 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.88 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 Japan88 viewsHiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
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Hiroshima Port.88 views
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Leaving Hiroshima Port for Etajima island. This is a cargo ship for vehicles called Genuine Ace.88 views
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Reservations are not required, but you have to get there and sign up 5 min. before the 90-min. tour starts.88 views
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Memorial Cenotaph87 views
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At least one blessing from the bomb is the endless stream of tourists coming to Hiroshima.87 views
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Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum's East Wing built in 1994.87 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 everything87 views
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From Koyo Port, take a bus for a 5-min. ride to the Naval Academy. Or take a taxi if a bus is not available.87 views
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Kure is a short boat ride from Etajima.87 views
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About the rest house.86 views
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Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum86 views
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Stage inside the Ceremonial Hall.86 views
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The academy's pine tree trunks grow straight up. They say that even the pine trees stand at attention at the school.86 views
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About the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.85 views
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Boat for Etajima island. From Hiroshima Port, it takes about 25 min. to Etajima's Koyo Port, closest to the Naval Academy.84 views
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Etajima island in view.84 views
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Etajima also has shipbuilding facilities.84 views
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Etajima's Koyo Port. 84 views
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Ceremonial Hall84 views
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The lights look like a ship's wheel on the ceiling of the Ceremonial Hall.84 views
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Our boat for Kure from Etajima island.84 views
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Hiroshima Port.82 views
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We could look through the periscopes.79 views
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The Akishio submarine was commissioned in March 1986 and decommissioned in March 2004. It was brought here in 2006. The sub is 76.2 meters long. Top speed was 20 knots underwater.78 views
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Periscopes made by Nikon?76 views
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Periscope replica.75 views
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Bunk beds are short and narrow. Two men share one bunk bed as they sleep in turns.75 views
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Toilet on the Akishio submarine.74 views
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Two periscopes.72 views
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The JMSDF Kure Museum is JMSDF's submarine and minesweeping museum. It also has a surface ship museum in Sasebo, Nagasaki and an aircraft museum in Kanoya, Kagoshima.71 views
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Model of the SS Kuroshio sub.71 views
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Sleeping quarters on the Akishio submarine.70 views
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Conference room.70 views
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Captain's quarters. Still pretty cramped.70 views
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The bridge.70 views
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Conference room.69 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. 1945.69 views
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Hiroshima Castle69 views
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Pilot seats.68 views
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Inside the ninomaru Yagura turret. Cannot go upstairs.68 views
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The museum has one normal building and this decommissioned submarine accessible from the main museum building. The submarine is largely intact on the inside.67 views
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The museum's main building has exhibits explaining about Japanese submarines.66 views
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Captain's quarters. Outfitted with some communications gear at his bedside.66 views
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Looks very complicated.66 views
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You can go inside the reconstructed ninomaru structure.66 views
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