Hiroshima peace park 28/3/25

After an epic sleep I ventured across the road.to.the Hiroshima peace park.. I'd heard the name and that there was an atomic bomb but knew very little else
It's been very well done, is peaceful but poignant and the place I encountered the widest variety of nationalities
It was stark to see a model and read how the area was before the bomb 💣 😳 equally stark to see the rubble had been left where it landed in the atomic bomb dome building. The blossoms were out ..which is a main attraction at this time
A piano which a 19yr girl played survived and has been restored and used to play peaceful music .the girl died of radiation
There is a children's monument with a bell ..and is backed by the coloured strands people can add to whn they visit
The monument to those who died is cleverly done through an arch with water and a flame and focusing on the atomic bomb dome...it stretches expansively over the park
Other monuments include another peace bell and one with doves..
At lunch I went to a restaurant where they give a flannel for you to wipe hands before eating ..iv read its expected you use it but only for hands .it's also impolite apparently to leave food so I had to finish my pizza 🍕 😅.
In a trip to my lifeline 7/11 grocery shop i bought a kit kat...which is barely like the real deal...they have strawberry and mint ones but I got the original...chocolate seemed different tho
On the move again tomorrow to miyajama via train and ferry ⛴️Read more