Category: Hiroshima

• Location: Hiroshima Day 3
• Walk:  Hiroshima
• Weather:  55-65°/ sunny, wind 10-15 mph 

About Hiroshima are haunting reminders of the August 6, 1945 atomic bomb’s holocaust but never with hateful blame cast to America. It is thought as an act of war. Consistently the people of Hiroshima’s message is protect and preserve peace. I have come to Hiroshima to show my respect for the destruction of its people, place, and culture. The people of Hiroshima are resilient in recreating itself and promoting peace.

• Location: Hiroshima Day 3
• Walk:  Hiroshima
• Weather:  50-60°/ mixed clouds and sun, wind 10-15 mph

The Buddhist Stupa “Hiroshima Peace Pagoda” sits 465’ up Mt Futaba. It was built in 1966 by Buddhist monks. Inside are thousands of stones each representing a prayer for peace from the Hiroshima residents. It also contains ashes from the historic Buddha donated by the Prime Minister of India and a group of Mongolian Monks.

• Location: Hiroshima Day 3
• Walk:  Hiroshima
• Weather:  50-60°/ mixed clouds and sun, wind 10-15 mph 

A dozen temples are situated on Mt Futaba overlooking Hiroshima. At one, a woman invited me inside. As a rule NO ONE goes inside a temple. She lit candles and incense. She invited me to sprinkle aromatic pellets in the incense container (Fortunately Namiyo and Saburo taught me this procedure). Upon leaving she gave me a small model of the Peace Pagoda. I got choked up from this emotional moment. 

• Location: Hiroshima Day 2
• Walk:  Hiroshima
• Weather:  40-60°/ sunny to partly cloudy, wind 5-10 mph 

I entered Hiroshima City Museum of History and Traditional Crafts to the shock of all. Apparently no foreigner ever comes. A volunteer offered to escort me. He told charming  stories of his family’s roll in Hiroshima’s beef butchering industry. Oysters were a second area industry. Hiroshima’s delta of fresh and salt water is ideal for oyster farming.

• Location: Hiroshima Day 2
• Walk:  Hiroshima
• Weather:  40-60°/ sunny to partly cloudy, wind 5-10 mph 

Stroll through the garden with many water features shaped like cranes and turtles for long life. Cherry blossoms are captivating.

• Location: Hiroshima Day 1
• Walk:  Hiroshima
• Weather:  45-60°/ mix clouds and sun, wind 10-20 mph 

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park vicinity.

• Location: Hiroshima Day 1
• Walk:  Hiroshima
• Weather:  45-60°/ mix clouds and sun, wind 10-20 mph 

SHUTTLE: from hotel @9:00 to Tadanoumi Port @9:05

FERRY: from Ōkunoshima Port @ 9:15 to Tadanoumi Port @ 9:30

TRAIN: from Tadanouri Station @ 9:40 on Kure Line to Mihara Station @ 10:00

TRAIN: from Mihara Station @ 11:38 on Kodama 847 on Shinkansen High Speed Train to Hiroshima Station @ 12:07

WALK: from Hiroshima Station to hotel @ 12:20

Hiroshima Castle vicinity.