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Atomic Bomb Dome and Hiroshima Peace Memorial, Hiroshima, Japan

Monday, November 23, 2009 Posted in Hiroshima, Japan

Hiroshima is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chugoku region of western Honshu, the largest island of Japan. When the first atomic bomb was dropped over Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, the city became known worldwide for this unenviable distinction. The destructive power of the bomb was tremendous and obliterated...

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Kintai-kyo (Kintai Bridge), Iwakuni, Honshu, Japan

Monday, November 16, 2009 Posted in Iwakuni, Japan

The Kintai-kyo or “Brocade Sash Bridge”, has been Iwakuni’s most distinguished landmark and a subject of admiration for hundreds of years. The 210m long bridge spans the Nishiki river and was originally built in 1673 under daimyo Kikkawa Hiroyoshi, without using a single nail. It was swept away by floods caused by Typhoon Kezia in...

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