 Most viewed - HIROSHIMA 広島県 |
Miyajimaguchi Sanbashi ferry port.106 views
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Entrance to the shrine buildings.106 views
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At high tide, I have to declare that Itsukushima Shrine is one of Japan's most photogenic buildings.106 views
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Five-story Pagoda on land overlooks the floating shrine.106 views
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The exit.106 views
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We can get quite close to the building, but it is fenced off so we cannot enter it.105 views
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Many buses in front of the museum.105 views
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Hiroshima police car.105 views
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The Naval Academy conducts free guided tours of the school 3 or 4 times a day. The tour takes you around the campus and allows you to enter a few of the imposing buildings.105 views
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Torii and pine tree at Miyajima.105 views
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Tahoto Pagoda105 views
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Admission charged.105 views
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Main shrine of Itsukushima.105 views
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Tahoto Pagoda on Miyajima.105 views
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Tide was starting to recede.105 views
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Inside Miyajima Sanbashi Port building105 views
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Peace Clock Tower104 views
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Hiroshima Peace Bell with atom symbol on the sweet spot.104 views
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There's a sign indicating where you should hang your origami cranes.104 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.104 views
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President Jimmy Carter visited Hiroshima after he left office.104 views
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From Hiroshima Station, it takes about 35 min. to Hiroshima Port via streetcar.104 views
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This midget sub was transported by boat from Pearl Harbor to Yokosuka (Kanagawa Pref.), then to Etajima in 1961.104 views
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Welcome to Kure.104 views
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At low tide.104 views
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Some construction here in Sept. 2015.104 views
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Long line of tourists waiting to take a picture at the end of the boardwalk.104 views
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Gate to Daiganji temple.104 views
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Tahoto Pagoda on Miyajima.104 views
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Maple leaf-shaped azuki bean buns aka Momiji Manju is Miyajima's most famous confection.104 views
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Maple leaf-shaped azuki bean buns104 views
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Our ferry at Miyajima Port back to the mainland. The ferry is timed conveniently with trains at Miyajimaguchi Station.104 views
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Leaving Miyajima104 views
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Peace Bell. Peace Bell. Anyone can ring it for free.103 views
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Bell in Children's Peace Monument.103 views
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A projectile used by battleship Yamato during WWⅡ.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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Entering the shrine grounds.103 views
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Fish spotting at high tide.103 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.103 views
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Lots of souvenir shops along the way.103 views
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Miyajima Sanbashi Port building103 views
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Miyajima Sanbashi Port building103 views
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Monuments abound in the Peace Park. In the background is Aioi Bridge, the original target of the atomic bomb.102 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)102 views
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Models of navy warships.102 views
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View from Aioi Bridge.101 views
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About the tricycle.101 views
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At low tide.101 views
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Bridge at Itsukushima (closed).101 views
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Hiroshima Peace Bell100 views
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About the Peace Bell100 views
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Entrance to the Naval Academy on Etajima.100 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.100 views
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Maple leaf-shaped ice cream.100 views
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Miniature Torii100 views
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Donated benches.99 views
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Donors of benches.99 views
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Memorial Cenotaph99 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.99 views
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Hiroshima Port.99 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.99 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.98 views
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Scale model of the Atomic Bomb Dome.98 views
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Japanese navy rising sun flag98 views
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International Conference Center Hiroshima is also attached to the museum.97 views
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About the Children's Peace Monument.96 views
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Atomic Bomb Dome as seen from the Cenotaph.96 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 Japan96 viewsHiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
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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).96 views
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Shipbuilding on Etajima, Hiroshima.96 views
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Inside our boat to Kure from Etajima.96 views
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Very colorful and incredible designs.95 views
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Memorial Cenotaph95 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 everything95 views
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Hiroshima Port.95 views
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Projectile used in Japan-China War in 1894.95 views
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Peace Clock Tower94 views
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Shacks of origami paper cranes folded by many students from all over.94 views
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Memorial Cenotaph94 views
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Peace Flame aligned with the Cenotaph and Atomic Bomb Dome. 94 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.94 views
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Original bell and origami sculpture for the Children's Peace Monument.94 views
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Stand for gatherings.94 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.94 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.94 views
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Etajima Club exhibition room.94 views
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About the rest house.93 views
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Memorial Cenotaph93 views
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Two Naval Academy students served as our tour guide.93 views
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At least one blessing from the bomb is the endless stream of tourists coming to Hiroshima.92 views
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About the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.92 views
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Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum92 views
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Koyo Port on Etajima, Hiroshima.92 views
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Leaving Koyo Port, Etajima.92 views
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On the way to Kure.92 views
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Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum's East Wing built in 1994.91 views
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Hiroshima Port as seen from a dock.90 views
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Kure across the Inland Sea.90 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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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.89 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.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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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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Stage inside the Ceremonial Hall.88 views
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Etajima's Koyo Port. 87 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.87 views
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Kure is a short boat ride from Etajima.87 views
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Etajima island in view.86 views
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Etajima also has shipbuilding facilities.85 views
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Ceremonial Hall85 views
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The lights look like a ship's wheel on the ceiling of the Ceremonial Hall.85 views
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Our boat for Kure from Etajima island.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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Hiroshima Port.83 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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Periscope replica.78 views
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Periscopes made by Nikon?77 views
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Toilet on the Akishio submarine.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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Two periscopes.74 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. 1945.73 views
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Hiroshima Castle73 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.72 views
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Sleeping quarters on the Akishio submarine.72 views
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Conference room.72 views
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Model of the SS Kuroshio sub.71 views
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Conference room.71 views
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Captain's quarters. Still pretty cramped.71 views
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The bridge.71 views
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Inside the ninomaru Yagura turret. Cannot go upstairs.71 views
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In 1994, this gate and a yagura turret in the ninomaru were re-constructed out of wood.70 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.69 views
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Pilot seats.69 views
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The moat and walls are quite expansive.69 views
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