Posts Tagged ‘hiroshima’
Peace Park, Hiroshima
Did you realise that the peace park in Hiroshima was once one the city’s businest commercial and residential districts? I have visited Hiroshima a number of times and each time find it hard to believe that this wide,open and peaceful area was such a hub of activity. [Read More]
Double A-bomb Survivor
How did he survive not one, but two atomic bombs ? The story of Tsutomu Yamaguchi is quite amazing. He found himself in Hiroshima on a business trip on the morning of 6 August 1945. He was just three kilometres away from the blast of Ground Zero. He then travelled to [Read More]
Rites of Passage
In Japan, the festival known as shichi-go-san is held annually on November 15. It celebrates three and seven year old girls and five year old boys. These numbers are seen traditionally to be lucky numbers and it is a practise that has continued since the Heian Period [Read More]
