Most viewed - Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park 広島平和記念公園 |
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.1838 views
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Atomic Bomb Dome363 views
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Atomic Bomb Museum and Statue of Mother and Child in the Storm.293 views
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Children's Peace Monument before they built origami crane shacks around it.233 views
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Showcase of gifts from Honolulu, Hawaii, Hiroshima's sister city.224 views
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One of the Japan's best-designed memorials.202 views
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Peace Flame and Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum201 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.187 views
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Children's Peace Monument, Hiroshima178 views
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Rear of Children's Peace Monument, Hiroshima.177 views
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Hiroshima174 views
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Pictures made of origami at Hiroshima Peace park.168 views
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Hiroshima is also famous for okonomiyaki.158 views
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Hiroshima Atom Bomb Dome148 views
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Another building that survived the atom bomb. Now a rest house and tourist information center. Hiroshima.146 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 1994.143 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.125 views
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Life-size replica of the Hiroshima bomb, nicknamed "Little Boy." It's about 3 meters long.118 views
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Atomic Bomb Dome area.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 2012.110 views
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Tattered clothing from a 13-year-old girl who died in the evening on the day of the bomb.110 views
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The Atomic Bomb Done was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996.109 views
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Notice the steel braces to reinforce the building.108 views
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Orange ball shows where the bomb fell.108 views
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Glass bottles melted together.108 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.107 views
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Photos of the atom bomb blast.107 views
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Inside a street car in Hiroshima.107 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.106 views
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Damaged Buddha statue.106 views
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The atomic bomb fell almost directly above this building on Aug. 6, 1941 at 8:15 am.104 views
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Tricycle104 views
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Streetcar station near Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Dome.104 views
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Built in 1915, it was the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall.103 views
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Children's Peace Monument dedicated to the memory of the children who died as a result of the bombing.102 views
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Children's Peace Monument102 views
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Corridor to the museum's main building or West Wing.102 views
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Grisly photos and tattered clothing.102 views
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About Sadako.102 views
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Notice the steel braces to reinforce the building.101 views
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President Jimmy Carter visited Hiroshima after he left office.101 views
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Many buses in front of the museum.101 views
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Hiroshima police car.101 views
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Peace Bell. Peace Bell. Anyone can ring it for free.100 views
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There's a sign indicating where you should hang your origami cranes.100 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.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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Monuments abound in the Peace Park. In the background is Aioi Bridge, the original target of the atomic bomb.98 views
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Hiroshima Peace Bell with atom symbol on the sweet spot.98 views
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View from Aioi Bridge.96 views
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About the Peace Bell96 views
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About the tricycle.96 views
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Donors of benches.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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Hiroshima Peace Bell94 views
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Donated benches.94 views
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Memorial Cenotaph94 views
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Scale model of the Atomic Bomb Dome.93 views
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About the Children's Peace Monument.92 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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International Conference Center Hiroshima is also attached to the museum.92 views
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Very colorful and incredible designs.91 views
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Memorial Cenotaph91 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).91 views
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Peace Flame aligned with the Cenotaph and Atomic Bomb Dome. 90 views
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Atomic Bomb Dome as seen from the Cenotaph.90 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 Japan90 viewsHiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
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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 everything90 views
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Peace Clock Tower89 views
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Shacks of origami paper cranes folded by many students from all over.89 views
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Memorial Cenotaph89 views
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Memorial Cenotaph89 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.89 views
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Original bell and origami sculpture for the Children's Peace Monument.89 views
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About the rest house.88 views
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At least one blessing from the bomb is the endless stream of tourists coming to Hiroshima.88 views
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About the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.88 views
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Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum's East Wing built in 1994.88 views
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Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum87 views
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