Hiroshima, the land of the Rising Sun..........Part 1

[firth1974 2,659]

Hiroshima, the land of the Rising Sun.

Such a beautiful city to visit, but you must remember its tragic history, and the part it played in ushering in the Atomic age into our world.

The tragic events that happened here must never be forgotten, and be remembered for all time. Luckily, this ( and Nagasaki) are the only times that an Atomic weapon as ever been used in anger, and especially against a civilian population, as Hiroshima had no military value whatsoever to either the Japanese war machine, or to the American invading forces. This was just a show, to show who was the biggest, badass kid on the block!!!

WARNING; SOME PEOPLE MAY FIND SOME OF THE IMAGES DISTURBING, and for that i apologise beforehand.

This is the view from my bedroom window when i woke up, and no, its not the Radioactive glow of Hiroshima............................

The Children's museum...........................

These are the clothes of a young school girl, worn at the time of the explosion.......................

Its good to know that Japanese school kids are taking a great interest in what happen here 70 years ago. These kids were everywhere today, and in there 1000's..................................

[firth1974 2,659]

Now, i don't know if you can see this clearly enough, but you should be able to see a dark "stain" on the step. This is believed to be the "shadow" of a person that was sat on the step waiting for the bank to open, at the time of the explosion. He was vapourised instantly!!!...........................

So hot that roof tiles started to melt!!!......................................

A still radioactive piece of material, that the museum let you play with..................................

This is the actual "black rain" that came down after the explosion............................

[firth1974 2,659]

A human tongue, with black spots. A cause created by the radiation........................

A thousand paper cranes created by a young girl called Sadako Sasaki. Its a very moving story. Legend has it if she made 1000 paper cranes she would be granted a wish, and she wished to live. Unfortunately, that never happen, and she has now become a legend for the rights of children and for peace.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadako_Sasaki

This is the group of children, who, shortly after this photo was taken, all lined up in single file, and said hello to me, and every single one of them "high 5" me as they walked past. The teacher was very apologetic for that, but i said it was fine. I really enjoyed that moment with the kids.............................

This is the shrine to Sadako Sasaki...........................................

[firth1974 2,659]

A little video i took of the school group singing the shrine in Hiroshima.

 

[Gawd Elpus 798]

Video not showing Chris, at least not for me It says " a network change was detected"

Edited July 20, 2015 by Gawd Elpus

[firth1974 2,659]

Video not showing Chris, at least not for me It says " a network change was detected"

Just tried it and it works for me now.

[Gawd Elpus 798]

Just tried it and it works for me now.

yeah, me too

[Gawd Elpus 798]

Did you visit the House of the Rising Sun, when you were there ??

[firth1974 2,659]

Did you visit the House of the Rising Sun, when you were there ??

Visited a filipina whore house in Hiroshima, if that's what you mean.

[Gawd Elpus 798]

Visited a filipina whore house in Hiroshima, if that's what you mean.

That's near enough.

[john5001 54]

A tragic event but to this day, they admit no guilt for their actions against others in unprovoked acts of barbarity.

[midlifecrisis 4,048]

Great trip report and only one attempt to make it political.

 

You do the best photo essays!

[firth1974 2,659]

Great trip report and only one attempt to make it political.

 

You do the best photo essays!

 

Cheers mate, more to follow soon as well. Plenty more photos.

[midlifecrisis 4,048]

 

Cheers mate, more to follow soon as well. Plenty more photos.

May I ask what camera and lenses you use?

[firth1974 2,659]

May I ask what camera and lenses you use?

 

I'm using a Canon Eos 100d at the moment. Its just the bog standard Canon 10-55mm lense that came with the camera.

[midlifecrisis 4,048]

 

I'm using a Canon Eos 100d at the moment. Its just the bog standard Canon 10-55mm lense that came with the camera.

you have an excellent eye for composition. I get the sense of actually being there when I look at your photos.