Hiroshima National Park International

Hiroshima

 
Description: The Japanese city of Hiroshima (広島市) is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city ... more
Hiroshima ... in the Chūgoku region of western Honshū, the largest of Japan's islands. It is most known throughout the world as the first city in history subjected to nuclear warfare with the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War II.

Newest Review: ... plaque by the bell reads “We dedicate this bell as a symbol of Hiroshima aspiration. Let all nuclear arms and wars be gone and the nations live in true peace. May it ring to all corners of the earth to meet the ear of every man.” The bell was put there in 1964. Another feature of the Peace Park are the almost bus shelter like structures which house paper cranes. The crane is a symbol of hope ... more

 ... to the Japanese and a young girl, Sadako, who was a victim of the bombings thought if she could make 1,000 origmai paper cranes, this would make her well again. Sadly the little girl did not recover and only made about 700 cranes befo...more

lellagrace
Premium Review Hiroshima: Not just a bomb site (1246 words)
by lellagrace - written on 24.11.06 (Very useful, 152 readings)
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HIROSHIMA I am sure everyone has heard of Hiroshima as the place where the Atomic Bomb went off in August 1945, ending WW2. On a visit to Japan I felt I had to go and see for myself what Hiroshima is like. We travelled by ferry from Shikoku island but you can also travel by train from Tokyo or wherever you happen to be staying. Hiroshima is a modern city, its towering buildings are a delight to wander around. Sixteen storeys is nothing for a department store here! There are speciality shops, specialising in Japanese souvenirs and there are three major shopping centres so if you are a shopaholic you are sure to enjoy ...

ickkate
Crowned Review Historic Hiroshima (2179 words)
by ickkate - written on 20.05.02 (Very useful, 416 readings)
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Hiroshima is the capital city of the Hiroshima Prefecture (Hiroshima-ken) which is in western Honshu. This Japanese city is famous for having suffered the first atomic bomb on 6 August 1945. Since then it has become a city devoted to peace and the eradication of all forms of mass destruction. More personally for me it is the city where my old housemate teaches English to Japanese school children. This year I visited Japan and stayed with my friend in Kure, a small town forty minutes by bus or train from Hiroshima. For me Hiroshima was my impression of Japan, so I will talk a little about Japan in general too. (So be warned, its quite a long one!) GETTING ...

mykp
Premium Review Hiroshima, city of contrasts? (1588 words)
by mykp - written on 04.07.01 (Very useful, 116 readings)
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Hiroshima is perhaps most famous because it was the first place that an Atomic Bomb was dropped on a civilian population ever. The bomb, sickly named Little Boy, was dropped on August 6th, 1945 at 8:45 in the morning, by the American Bomber, Enola Gay (Cue crap 80's pop song by OMD). This exploded 580 meters above the city and releasing the equivalent of 15,000 tones of TNT. This killed over 140,000 people, most instantly however other did die of cancers or radiation sickness within a year of the bomb exploding. I visited Hiroshima, as I wanted to find out the truth about what happened that day and also I wanted to see what the city was like ...

 

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Exotic for people from the west, it is a very safe place, toilets :-) Expensive accommodation, language barrier can cause problems, a bit crowded


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