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WHAT TO SEE IN HIROSHIMA
A-Bomb Dome
A-Bomb Dome
PEACE MUSEUM:
It shows the history of Hiroshima and the advent of the atomic bomb. However, its focus is on the events of August 6: the dropping of the bomb and its effect on the population and humanity as a whole. The personal effects and testimonies displayed are quite shocking. You will see many people around you moved and crying. You will barely be able to hold back your tears.
Among the most incredible things are the watches that stopped working at the moment of the drop, and the stones with the shadow of those who were nearby at the moment of the explosion imprinted on them.
MEMORIAL PARK:
Hiroshima's Memorial Park is one of the city's most important points of interest. It covers more than 120,000 square meters. Before the bomb, the area that is now the park was the political and commercial heart of the city. For this reason, it was chosen as the target for the dropping of the atomic bomb on August 6, 1945. Four years after the bomb was dropped, it was decided that the area would not be rebuilt, but instead dedicated to commemorative structures for peace.
Inside the park is the Cenotaph for the victims. It is an arched tomb to remember those who died because of the bomb, from the initial explosion or from radiation exposure. Under the arch there is a stone chest with a register of names, there are over 220,000.
In the northern area of the park is the children's monument, characterized by display cases containing thousands of origami cranes, in memory of Sadako Sasaki, a girl who died of leukemia (caused by the atomic explosion) in 1955 at the age of 12. Sadako, after hearing a story from a friend, began making paper origami. The story told that if you managed to complete 1000 cranes, you would have the chance to make a wish, in her case to run again and to end all the suffering in the world.
I suggest you buy as a souvenir of Hiroshima the colorful ceramic origami that symbolizes eternal peace (you can find it for sale inside the Museum)
In the park there is also a flame burning, which will only be extinguished when there are no more nuclear warheads in the world.
A-BOMB DOME:
The Atomic Bomb Dome (A-Bomb Dome), also known as the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, is what remains of the former Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall. The building served as a place to promote Hiroshima's industries. When the bomb exploded, it was one of the few buildings to remain standing. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the A-Bomb Dome is a tangible link to Hiroshima's past.
Memorial Park
Memorial Park
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