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Hiroshima
I only spent a single day in Hiroshima, but I was lucky enough to be there on the day of their flower festival - lots of parades and displays. The atomic bomb museum was a very disturbing experience.

Dogs wearing hats. Perfectly normal I suppose. Hiroshima is a city which makes it its mission to promote peace like no other city I can think of. Walking down the Promenade of Peace I was lucky enough to be in Hiroshima on the same day as their Such car park structures are common all over Japan Of course you will New car from Mazda New car from Mazda Some floats just had girls smiling politely and waving Some floats just had girls smiling politely and waving The scouts had built these large paper cranes which will appear later Big cuddly creature on the Big cuddly creature on the I think this meant they were from Kawaiiiii!! This seemed to look a little out of place... This seemed to look a little out of place... The cranes built by the boy scouts were placed near the atomic bomb museum. Lights were placed underneath them for the evenings. The flower candle message - lots of candles. The cranes built by the boy scouts were placed near the atomic bomb museum. Lights were placed underneath them for the evenings. The flower candle message - lots of candles. The flower candle message - lots of candles. Just behind the atomic bomb epitaph The atomic bomb epitaph Memorial to Sadako Sasaki - the girl who inspired people to make and send millions of tiny paper cranes. One of the buildings which wasn't flattened in the blast was preserved to remind us of what happened. It was chilling to see. One of the buildings which wasn't flattened in the blast was preserved to remind us of what happened. It was chilling to see. View of Hiroshima Castle, or rather, a reconstruction of the original which disappeared in the atomic bomb blast. Shrine near Hiroshima Castle Hiroshima Castle Hiroshima Castle View over Hiroshima from the castle. View over Hiroshima from the castle. Burning flame type memorial

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