 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.1853 views
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Atomic Bomb Dome379 views
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Atomic Bomb Museum and Statue of Mother and Child in the Storm.304 views
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Children's Peace Monument before they built origami crane shacks around it.246 views
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Showcase of gifts from Honolulu, Hawaii, Hiroshima's sister city.237 views
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One of the Japan's best-designed memorials.218 views
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Peace Flame and Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum212 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.203 views
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Children's Peace Monument, Hiroshima193 views
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Rear of Children's Peace Monument, Hiroshima.191 views
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Hiroshima186 views
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Pictures made of origami at Hiroshima Peace park.180 views
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Hiroshima is also famous for okonomiyaki.173 views
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Hiroshima Atom Bomb Dome160 views
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Another building that survived the atom bomb. Now a rest house and tourist information center. Hiroshima.158 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 1994.157 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.136 views
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Life-size replica of the Hiroshima bomb, nicknamed "Little Boy." It's about 3 meters long.130 views
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Atomic Bomb Dome area.129 views
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Orange ball shows where the bomb fell.123 views
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The Atomic Bomb Done was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996.122 views
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Tattered clothing from a 13-year-old girl who died in the evening on the day of the bomb.122 views
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Glass bottles melted together.122 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 2012.121 views
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Notice the steel braces to reinforce the building.120 views
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Inside a street car in Hiroshima.120 views
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Photos of the atom bomb blast.119 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.118 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.118 views
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Damaged Buddha statue.118 views
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Tricycle117 views
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Streetcar station near Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Dome.117 views
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Built in 1915, it was the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall.115 views
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The atomic bomb fell almost directly above this building on Aug. 6, 1941 at 8:15 am.115 views
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Notice the steel braces to reinforce the building.115 views
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Children's Peace Monument dedicated to the memory of the children who died as a result of the bombing.115 views
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Grisly photos and tattered clothing.115 views
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Children's Peace Monument114 views
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Corridor to the museum's main building or West Wing.114 views
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Peace Bell. Peace Bell. Anyone can ring it for free.113 views
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President Jimmy Carter visited Hiroshima after he left office.113 views
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Many buses in front of the museum.113 views
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We can get quite close to the building, but it is fenced off so we cannot enter it.112 views
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Peace Clock Tower111 views
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About Sadako.111 views
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About the Peace Bell110 views
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Hiroshima Peace Bell with atom symbol on the sweet spot.110 views
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There's a sign indicating where you should hang your origami cranes.110 views
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Hiroshima police car.110 views
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Monuments abound in the Peace Park. In the background is Aioi Bridge, the original target of the atomic bomb.109 views
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View from Aioi Bridge.109 views
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Donors of benches.109 views
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Bell in Children's Peace Monument.109 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.108 views
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About the tricycle.108 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.105 views
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Memorial Cenotaph105 views
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About the Children's Peace Monument.104 views
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International Conference Center Hiroshima is also attached to the museum.104 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.104 views
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Scale model of the Atomic Bomb Dome.104 views
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Hiroshima Peace Bell103 views
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Donated benches.103 views
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Atomic Bomb Dome as seen from the Cenotaph.103 views
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At least one blessing from the bomb is the endless stream of tourists coming to Hiroshima.103 views
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Peace Clock Tower102 views
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Very colorful and incredible designs.102 views
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Memorial Cenotaph102 views
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Memorial Cenotaph102 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.102 views
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Shacks of origami paper cranes folded by many students from all over.101 views
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Peace Flame aligned with the Cenotaph and Atomic Bomb Dome. 101 views
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Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum's East Wing built in 1994.101 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).101 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 everything101 views
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Original bell and origami sculpture for the Children's Peace Monument.101 views
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Memorial Cenotaph100 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 Japan100 viewsHiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
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About the rest house.98 views
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About the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.98 views
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