In addition to the Hiroshima Memorial Peace Park (of which our prior entry endeavored to provide some small impression), there also stands a full museum dedicated to the bombing of Hiroshima.
Tag: Atomic Bomb
A Thousand Paper Cranes
Today, I set out with Koji-San for the Memorial Peace Park in Hiroshima, dedicated to the remembrance of the first atomic bombing carried out in human history.
Former Lives
This particular shrine, called Gokoku Jinja, has no specific Kami, but rather commemorates those who perished in the wars of Japan’s past, up to and including the victims of the atomic bombs. A place to honor former lives.