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Stories about 20th Century History in Hiroshima

Neatly folded kimonos and the Buddhist Scriptures were provided in our ryokan

Relaxing Ryokan

MaryLou Driedger - marylou [4,427]

My husband had his best sleep ever in our ryokan in Japan.

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After the bombing of Hiroshima a father buried his son with his tricycle.

A Quiet Museum

MaryLou Driedger - marylou [4,427]

The Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima is an almost eerily quiet place.

Destinations: Hiroshima | Japan
Topics: Culture | Travel | People | Religion | 20th Century History | Art | War & Conflict

Of Hope and Hiroshima

Kenneth Champeon - kchampeon [19,632]

Review of Kenzaburo Oe's Hiroshima Notes, Grove Press, 1996.

Destinations: Hiroshima | Japan
Topics: Literature | 20th Century History | War & Conflict

A personal journey into the atomic bombing of Hiroshima

Stefan Chiarantano - schiarantano [2,714]

This personal essay isn't meant as a means to criticize or put down America. Far from it. I love America. I just want to understand what happened. Living in Japan and coming to a deeper understanding...

Destinations: Hiroshima | Japan
Topics: 20th Century History | War & Conflict

Learning To Love the Bomb All Over Again

Kenneth Champeon - kchampeon [19,632]

"The world will never be the same." "A new era has begun." "Today America lost its innocence." "The pursuit of happiness is at an end." The above sentiments were being expressed with startling...

Destinations: Hiroshima | Japan
Topics: Literature | 20th Century History

Hiroshima

Philip Blazdell - philipblazdell [603]

My life had come full circle. In a few days I would be leaving Japan for a job on the other side of the world. I had come to Hiroshima on one last whirlwind trip of Japan. My life in Japan began with...

Destinations: Hiroshima | Japan
Topics: 20th Century History | War & Conflict
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