• Whispers of the Orient
    The right hand points to the danger of nuclear weapons, the left symbolizes eternal peace
    Nagasaki Peace BellTo those who visit this place today.......may you offer prayers to console those killed & promote peaceSinaloa Gukuda Poetry Memorial depicting Dr. Nagai's children. He selflessly worked with survivorsA gift from ChinaUS sculpture donated as an expression of friendshipProtection of the future, a gift of the NetherlandsGift from BrazilDedicated to the school children and teachers who died from the Nagasaki bomb blastClock stopped at 11:02 August 9, 1945 when the bomb droppedInside the Atomic Bomb MuseumReplica of Urakami Cathedral destroyed in the bombingStatue of children in kimonos based on a painting of their cremationAt the top of Mt. Inasa, a beautiful view of the city of NagasakiTwo cranes symbolizing peaceThis is why our cellphones are so strong!Paul helping to hold up a rock statueNice flag picture back at the portLeaving Nagasaki

    Nagasaki, Japan

    March 22, 2025 in South Korea ⋅ 🌬 63 °F

    The two cities couldn’t be more different from one another. While both suffered an atomic bomb attack within days of one another, the city of Hiroshima is flat while Nagaski is very hilly. Even the Peace Memorials are very different. We toured the Peace Park here and the Atomic Bomb Museum before boarding the “slope car” (basically a funicular/monorail) to the top of Mt. Inasa.Read more