Day 9735

Day 8 - Hiroshima, Miyajima

Tight schedule today, so many places to go to. Lol...

First stop of the day, Hiroshima World Peace Memorial Cathedral...

And its back to Peace Memorial Park again!

A-Bomb Dome

Memorial tower to the mobilized students

Paper cranes


The bridge on the left is the target for the A-bomb
but instead the bomb landed 100 odd meters away at a hospital.

Children Peace Monument

Little Boy saying some prayers
A common sight here, I believe


Cenotaph for the A-Bomb victims




It so happened that there was a Scout outing that day and
Scouts from many European countires were here

A dragonfly flitted in front of me and stopped on a fence. I stood up,
took my cap in my hands, and was about to catch the dragonfly when...

Nakajima area (Peace Memorial Park) before A-bombing

Nakajima area (Peace Memorial Park) after A-bombing


Concrete wall pierced by shattering glass


Human shadow in stone

And off to Hiroshima Castle...

And finally Miyajima!

Its an island where wild deers roam freely...
A 10mins ferry ride journey...


Otorii Gate








JR Miyajima-guchi station


JR Hiroshima station


Bus interchange
Cannot find any of their model buses on sale...
Sian...


On the Nozomi Shikansen train back to Tokyo
4 hrs 7 mins of train ride... Zzzzz