Our Second Visit to Hiroshima in a Year
Unlike our first visit to Hiroshima in the spring of 2006, our stay this time around was almost a week long.
Marc had to work here during our spring visit and I was by myself most of the time. Be that the case though, I managed to have a good time visiting all the stores I liked, window shopping or shopping to my heart's content, and doing all the touristy things any visitor to any city would.
Hiroshima Castle
In front of the Hiroshima Castle
The Gokoku Shrine next to the ANA Hotel. Every morning before I explored the city on foot, I would see many salary men pass by this shrine to pray.
A partial view of the city of Hiroshima from the A Bomb Memorial
Another view of downtown Hiroshima from the A Bomb Memorial
The floating restaurant where Marc and I dined on oysters with Ishi, Tomoko, and Otasan. It took place on a Sunday night, our first night in the city.
The Cenotaph at the Peace Memorial
In front of the Cenotaph on the grounds of the Peace Memorial
The Atomic Bomb Dome
During my stay in Hiroshima, hundreds of Japanese school children toured the A Bomb Dome and Peace Memorial every day. This was one group of school kids having a group picture a few yards away from the Atomic Bomb Dome
The entrance to Hondori Street
The covered Hondori Street which really looked like a strip mall
Pacela, a modern mall in Hiroshima
The moat which surrounds the Hiroshima Castle
The Gokoku Shrine next to the Hiroshima Castle
The Gokoku Shrine next to the Hiroshima Castle
The Gokoku Shrine next to the Hiroshima Castle
A visit to any castle in Japan always affords the visitor a view of the city the castle is located. This one is a view of Hiroshima from atop the Hiroshima Castle.
Another view of Hiroshima from atop the Hiroshima Castle
A site of remains of buildings on the Hiroshima Castle grounds that were destroyed during the bombing of 1945
More remains of the Hiroshima Castle bombed during the bombing of 1945
A view of the Hiroshima Castle and its moat