Hiroshima

Today Hiroshima is a rather faceless city with 1 million inhabitants. It's does however have a beautiful backdrop of green hills and mountains, and in front of the port, there are many small islands also covered in green. In the city itself there are all the autumn colours.
Of course but for what happened here at 0815 on the 6th of August 1945, we would not have visited, we came of course to put our mind and those of the children to the horrors of war and in particular the horrors of nuclear bombs.
To commerate the devastation, there are three elements all in or around a memorial park. There are monuments such as the cenotaph, an eternal flame, there are the remains of the engineering school, with its dome shaped roof, and there is a museum .
The monuments are a little underwhelming, as the remains of the engineering building next to them tell the story, more directly and more convincingly. The museum is frankly outstanding. Whoever made the concept and those who implemented it deserve enormous praise.
The exhibits tell the story, patiently in words, pictures, and objects such as clothing. The flow, pace, and level of detail are just right. That's good because the background, the event, the suffering, and what we should learn and do are all communicated clearly. It should be a compulsory visit for all generals and all politicians giving them orders. Sadly, it's not.もっと詳しく