Tag Archives: Hiroshima 6 August 1945

Tokyo Daytripper: Ofunakannon-ji Temple

Posted on March 6, 2017 by tokyofox

  Over the years I have passed through Ofuna in Kanagawa prefecture a few times and have always noticed a giant white goddess statue looming in the mountains looking down on the station. The sight of this has always been … Continue reading →

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Hijiyama Park & Lazy Days Aplenty in Hiroshima

Posted on September 16, 2016 by tokyofox

  In the wake of three very long and busy days in the vicinity of Okayama, most of my time in Hiroshima was just spent chilling at home with the family and watching the Olympics. Rock climbing at Mount Mikura-dake … Continue reading →

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Hiroshima Pt III: Peace Memorial Park & Museum

Posted on May 15, 2013 by tokyofox

The atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Hiroshima at 8:15am on August 6th, 1945. It was the first dropping of its kind in world history during combat and it wiped out nearly a third of the city’s population. … Continue reading →

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