One of the places on my to visit list was Hiroshima and since I had lots of spare time this summer, I ventured out with my friend Kohei to see this beautiful city.
After arriving via bullet train, we set up camp at our hostel ( a quaint little spot called K's House) and quickly ventured out to see the A bomb dome and other memorial monuments. It was crazy to think of what condition this place was in over 60 years ago.
After walking around for a bit, we decided to go see the Peace Memorial Museum. It was a one of a kind opportunity. We were in town during two special exhibits. The first was an exhibit of the orginial works of a comic called "Hadashi no Gen" (Barefoot Gen). This comic is a story based off the author's adolensence after the bombing of Hiroshima. You can find out more about this story on Wikepedia. There's also a really interesting interview with the author you can find here. I highly recomend checking it out ;)
The second exhibit we went to was a small gallery of pictures created by bomb survivors. All the images are descriptions of their true experiences and memories of the event. I took pictures of some of them bellow as well as some remains of the city they had in the museum. Feel free to look but I warn you, it is graphic; please proceed with caution.
The second exhibit we went to was a small gallery of pictures created by bomb survivors. All the images are descriptions of their true experiences and memories of the event. I took pictures of some of them bellow as well as some remains of the city they had in the museum. Feel free to look but I warn you, it is graphic; please proceed with caution.
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