Hiroshima Peace Park
In Hiroshima’s Shukkeien Garden, overlooking the Kyobashi River, couples take wedding photos, children play, and people sit in quiet contemplation, appreciating the foliage of azaleas, maple trees, and cherry blossoms that surround the garden’s large koi pond today. In 1945, just one mile away, the United States detonated the “Little Boy” nuclear bomb in the world’s first nuclear attack and turned this garden into a nightmarish scene.
Atomic Bomb Dome
Atomic Bomb Dome
Atomic Bomb Dome
Atomic Bomb Dome
Atomic Bomb Dome
Atomic Bomb Dome
Atomic Bomb Dome
Atomic Bomb Dome
Atomic Bomb Dome
Atomic Bomb Dome
Atomic Bomb Dome
Children's Peace Monument - The monument is topped by a statue of Sadako Sasaki
Children's Peace Monument - The monument is topped by a statue of Sadako Sasaki
Literary Monument Dedicated to Miekichi Suzuki
Children's Peace Monument - The monument is topped by a statue of Sadako Sasaki
The Children’s Peace Monument has a continuously replenished collection of folded cranes created by people (mostly children) from around the world.
Peace Flame - has burned continuously since it was lit in 1964, and will remain lit until all nuclear bombs on the planet are destroyed and the planet is free from the threat of nuclear annihilation.
Peace Flame - has burned continuously since it was lit in 1964, and will remain lit until all nuclear bombs on the planet are destroyed and the planet is free from the threat of nuclear annihilation.
Memorial Cenotaph - holdis the names of all of the people killed by the bomb.
Memorial Cenotaph - holdis the names of all of the people killed by the bomb.
Atomic Bomb Memorial Mound contains the cremated ashes of 70,000 unidentified victims of the bomb.
Memorial Cenotaph - holdis the names of all of the people killed by the bomb.
Memorial Cenotaph - holdis the names of all of the people killed by the bomb.
Itsukushima Shrine
Sika deer at the Itsukushima Shrine
Sika deer at the Itsukushima Shrine
A torii gate at the land entrance to the Itsukushima Shrine
Itsukushima Shrine's "floating" torii gate at low tide
Itsukushima Shrine's "floating" torii gate at low tide
Itsukushima Shrine's "floating" torii gate at low tide
Itsukushima Shrine - a Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima), best known for its "floating" torii
Itsukushima Shrine - a Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima), best known for its "floating" torii
Itsukushima Shrine - a Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima), best known for its "floating" torii
Itsukushima Shrine - a Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima), best known for its "floating" torii
Itsukushima Shrine's "floating" torii gate at low tide
Itsukushima Shrine - a Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima), best known for its "floating" torii
Itsukushima Shrine's "floating" torii gate at low tide
Itsukushima Shrine's "floating" torii gate at low tide
Itsukushima Shrine's "floating" torii gate at low tide
Itsukushima Shrine - a Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima), best known for its "floating" torii
Itsukushima Shrine's "floating" torii gate at low tide from the ocean
Itsukushima Shrine's "floating" torii gate at low tide from the ocean
Oyster Barbque at Barbque oysters at Shimada Suisan Oyster restaurant
A short boat (small boat) ride at sunset past the oyster farm rafts to Shimada Suisan Oyster restaurant
Modern Buddhist temple - some think that it may belong to a type of cult
Sunset as we cross Onoseto Strait
Sunset as we cross Onoseto Strait
Oyster farm rafts in Onoseto Strait
Oyster farm rafts in Onoseto Strait
Oyster farm rafts in Onoseto Strait
Oyster farm rafts in Onoseto Strait
Sunset as we cross Onoseto Strait
Barbque oysters at Shimada Suisan oyster restaurant
Barbque oysters at Shimada Suisan oyster restaurant
