{"id":24734,"date":"2019-04-01T08:56:51","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T08:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/?p=24734"},"modified":"2019-04-01T12:45:12","modified_gmt":"2019-04-01T12:45:12","slug":"sobering-experience-at-hiroshima-peace-memorial-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/2019\/04\/sobering-experience-at-hiroshima-peace-memorial-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Sobering Experience at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you arrived in Hiroshima, you notice that the city is very modern and new that is because it was largely destroyed by an atomic bomb during World World II and now the buildings &amp; streets are all newly rebuilt.<\/p>\n<h3>Genbaku Dome<\/h3>\n<p>One of the top attractions to visit in Hiroshima is the ruins of Genbaku Dome also known as the Atomic Bomb Dome. The ruin is the symbol of Hiroshima city, a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1996.\u00a0 Highly recommend anyone who is visiting Hiroshima to pay a visit to this peaceful park.\u00a0 You cannot miss out of this place while in Hiroshima, else you missed out the most important portion of Hiroshima.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24735 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20181104_131411.jpg\" alt=\"Sobering Experience at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park\" width=\"1024\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20181104_131411.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20181104_131411-585x285.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>History<\/h3>\n<p>Let&#8217;s dig some history of this city &#8211; On 6th August, the first atomic bomb in human history was dropped on Hiroshima during the final stage of World Wall II. The American dropped two nuclear weapons over the Japanese cities; Hiroshima &amp; 3 days later at <a href=\"\/wordpress\/2017\/05\/japan-self-drive-kyushu-7-8-kumamoto-aso-largest-volcano-japan-nagasaki-saga\/\">Nagasaki<\/a> in 1945. Over 90% of the city was wiped out and killed 80,000 people and later tens of thousands more die of radiation exposure.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24742 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20181104_132024.jpg\" alt=\"Sobering Experience at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20181104_132024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20181104_132024-585x780.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Hiroshima Peace Bell<\/h3>\n<p>People are free to strike the bell, do take the opportunity to do so with a prayer if possible. The peace bell was done by artist Masahiko Katori. According to the artist, you need to stand directly under the bell to appreciate his work.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24740 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20181104_131920.jpg\" alt=\"Sobering Experience at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20181104_131920.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20181104_131920-585x780.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>The Peace Park<\/h3>\n<p>The park is located in the busy commercial district, it contains a museum and monuments dedicated to those killed by the explosion. You will also find the iconic Atomic Bomb Dome, only the skeletal ruin left now, it was a former Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall.\u00a0 The skeletal remains of the building were preserved as a memorial of the bombing and a symbol of peace.\u00a0 Some locals actually wanted it to be torn down.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24745 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20181104_132108.jpg\" alt=\"Sobering Experience at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20181104_132108.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20181104_132108-585x439.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Metal Dome Framework<\/h3>\n<p>What is left after the bombing is the metal dome framework at its apex. What amazed me the most is the building did not get destroyed after the bombing. This brilliant building was originally designed by the Czech architect Jan Letzel. The design included a distinctive dome at the highest part of the building, use for Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24746 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20181104_132358.jpg\" alt=\"Sobering Experience at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20181104_132358.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20181104_132358-585x439.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Hiroshima Peace Clock Tower<\/h3>\n<p>Made from three twisted iron pillars, the tower symbolizes the hands of the Hiroshima citizens, united in prayer for endless peace, and these hands are holding the 2 meters-diameter clock, which symbolizes the people of the world.\u00a0 The clock is still running the correct time.\u00a0 The Peace Clock is a 20 meters tall tower designed by Shoji Ohata and built in 1967 by the Hiroshima Rijo Lions Club.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24749 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20181104_132851.jpg\" alt=\"Sobering Experience at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20181104_132851.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20181104_132851-585x780.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Zero Milestone of Hiroshima Prefecture<\/h3>\n<p>At one edge of the park is the Zero Milestone of Hiroshima Prefecture which its plaque describes as what once was \u201cthe intersection of main overland traffic routes\u201d and \u201cthe main stop in water transport on the Ota River and formed the center of the Hiroshima Castle town\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24802 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20181104_135812.jpg\" alt=\"Sobering Experience at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20181104_135812.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20181104_135812-585x780.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Memorial Tower<\/h3>\n<p>This monument was built to commemorate the students who had been mobilized to make up the labor shortage in Hiroshima. Many of these were killed by the bomb. This tower was built by the bereaved parents.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24804 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20181104_135853.jpg\" alt=\"Sobering Experience at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20181104_135853.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20181104_135853-585x780.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The wall show pictures of students being mobilized to work and make up the labor shortage after the bombing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24806 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20181104_135913.jpg\" alt=\"Sobering Experience at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20181104_135913.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20181104_135913-585x439.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Paper Cranes Origami<\/h3>\n<p>These colorful paper cranes origami have become a symbol of hope and healing during challenging times.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24805 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20181104_135909.jpg\" alt=\"Sobering Experience at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20181104_135909.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20181104_135909-585x439.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0px;\">Children\u2019s Peace Monument<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This statue here was built by the schools in Japan dedicated to sick children who suffered from nuclear radiation. School children will bring folded origami cranes and place them here. It was believed by folding origami one is expect to survive from the illness and get recover.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24810 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20181104_140221.jpg\" alt=\"Sobering Experience at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20181104_140221.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20181104_140221-585x780.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>&#8220;heiwa&#8221; meaning peace<\/h3>\n<p>Artwork by kindergarten Children showing &#8220;heiwa&#8221; meaning peace.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24813 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20181104_140356.jpg\" alt=\"Sobering Experience at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20181104_140356.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20181104_140356-585x780.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Final thoughts:<\/h3>\n<p>Hiroshima Peace Park has a lot of monuments and each represents something; victim of the war and tribute to peace. Take time to walk around and spend time at the different memorial sites in the park. It is the most important place to visit in Hiroshima to learn about history. You need an hour to two to spend in this park.\u00a0 The Peace Memorial Museum is also located nearby and worth a visit.\u00a0 But if you are bringing younger children, you may want to give the museum a miss as there are many war photos and video which could be hard to handle for younger children.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25002\" src=\"http:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20181104_134123-new.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20181104_134123-new.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20181104_134123-new-585x439.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you arrived in Hiroshima, you notice that the city is very modern and new that is because it was largely destroyed by an atomic bomb during World World II&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":24994,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3812,106,6],"tags":[4889,4883,4871,4876,4878,4887,4870,4877,4888,4885,4881,4874,4884,4879,4154,4886,4880,4873,4882,4872,4875],"class_list":["post-24734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hiroshima","category-japan","category-travel","tag-heiwa-meaning-peace","tag-architect-jan-letzel","tag-artist-masahiko-katori","tag-atomic-bomb","tag-atomic-bomb-dome","tag-childrens-peace-monument","tag-czech-architect-jan-letzel","tag-genbaku-dome","tag-hiroshima-heiwa-peace-park","tag-hiroshima-memorial-tower","tag-hiroshima-peace-bell","tag-hiroshima-peace-clock-tower","tag-hiroshima-prefectural-industrial-promotion-hall","tag-hiroshima-top-attraction","tag-japan-expert","tag-paper-cranes-origami","tag-self-drive-hiroshima","tag-shoji-ohata","tag-the-peace-park","tag-zero-milestone-of-hiroshima-city","tag-4875"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sobering Experience at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Dome is one of the most important icon, the peace park has a lot of monuments and each represents something about the war and peace.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/2019\/04\/sobering-experience-at-hiroshima-peace-memorial-park\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sobering Experience at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Dome is one of the most important icon, the peace park has a lot of monuments and each represents something about the war and peace.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/thinkerten.com\/wordpress\/2019\/04\/sobering-experience-at-hiroshima-peace-memorial-park\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Chic . 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