Hiroshima and Miyajima - June 2012
Waiting for the Shinkansen
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The Atomic Bomb Dome in the
Hiroshima Peace Memorial park
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A little yoga next to the Aioi river
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Children's Peace Monument
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Exhibits of a thousand paper cranes near the Children's Monument. A famous Japanese
legend says that one who folds a thousand origami cranes will be granted a wish.
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The torii gate at the Itsukushima Shrine in Miyajima, during low and high tide. Unfortunately, the gate was
under construction to fix damage from a typhoon. Despite all the scaffolding, it was still a beautiful sight.
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A photo of the
torii gate without
the scaffolding
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(bullet train) to Hiroshima and then a ferry to Miyajima island. There was so much to see in these beautiful and historical places.
