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August 11&12 - Hiroshima, Miyajima Shrine, Kurashiki
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Enjoying the shore at Miyajima Shrine A torii marks an entry to a shrine Maintenance is a constant for seaside dwellings--even those of gods Guardian of the entry path The shrine's sake suppliers leave their casks as advertising
An adjacent shrine The Bomb Shadow left by vaporized woman waiting for bank to open Pictures of the mushroom cloud taken from around Hiroshima Photo of the devastation
Before the bomb. Target was T-shaped bridge After the bomb. Actual hypocenter is marked by red pole at the left (230 m off target) Atom Bomb Dome stands still as an eternal reminder The Peace Memorial houses the rolls of the dead and frames the Dome and the eternal flame between Hiroshima, Aug 12, 2006
Making a movie at Hiroshima station The art museum features water lilies from Monet's pond, but allows no inside photos Grandpa caught a cicada and I get to hold it Wealthy merchant's house - Kurashiki; the well used to hide valuables in case of fire Kitchen sink drains though wall ...
... and onto terrace of raised flagstones around the real well A ten mat room; most houses have rooms of six or seven mats One of the shrines in then house Stove, with sink in background This bride has already changed from the elegant kimono she wore for the ceremony
Kurokoen Garden Eight is a lucky number Listening to people, birds, band, thunder
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May 15, 2011 21:19 GMT
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