 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.1833 views
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Atomic Bomb Dome361 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.231 views
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Showcase of gifts from Honolulu, Hawaii, Hiroshima's sister city.222 views
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One of the Japan's best-designed memorials.201 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.186 views
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Children's Peace Monument, Hiroshima177 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 Dome147 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 1994.141 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.124 views
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Life-size replica of the Hiroshima bomb, nicknamed "Little Boy." It's about 3 meters long.117 views
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Atomic Bomb Dome area.112 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 2012.109 views
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Tattered clothing from a 13-year-old girl who died in the evening on the day of the bomb.109 views
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The Atomic Bomb Done was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996.108 views
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Orange ball shows where the bomb fell.107 views
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Notice the steel braces to reinforce the building.106 views
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Photos of the atom bomb blast.106 views
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Glass bottles melted together.106 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.105 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.105 views
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Damaged Buddha statue.105 views
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Inside a street car in Hiroshima.105 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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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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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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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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Peace Bell. Peace Bell. Anyone can ring it for free.98 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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About the tricycle.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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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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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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About the Children's Peace Monument.91 views
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Very colorful and incredible designs.90 views
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Memorial Cenotaph90 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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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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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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About the rest house.86 views
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Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum86 views
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About the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.85 views
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