Fukuyama (March 3)
Hillary got some onigiri Hina dolls for girls day from a student. I baked shortbread cookies too, and we had mochi, and then we all went to the baths (yay).
Hiroshima (March 6)
Monument in front of A-Bomb Dome (is to left, out of picture).
The dome from head on. Monument would be to right now.
From back left side
From back, right-ish
From right side. Note scaffolding - they were doing soundness tests while I was there. Don't want it falling down.
Tower and angel, girls paying their respects. The angel has 6+ feet of concrete behind her with paper crane strings hung up on the walls. You had to make a U-turn around a bunch of trees to reach this.
Close up on one of the plates behind the angel. These are dedicated to the industrial nature of Hiroshima.
Behind A-bomb dome on river are these statues.
There is a bridge in front of and behind where this boat is. In many of the drawings of Hiroshima after the blast, it seems this river played prominent, as well as its bridges. Except in those pictures it was all aflame, people too.
Monument to Sadako, the girl who folded the 1,000+ paper cranes in hopes of recovering from leukemia. The arms hanging out on the sides of the statue are a girl and boy who are flying. Sadako stands atop holding a wire frame crane. Inside is a golden paper crane on a bell string. The American lady that was there rang the bell. Behind are booths - some sealed some not - with paper cranes people (schools) have donated. There are pictures (not photos) and messages as well.
A message written in tiny paper cranes. (And me in pink umbrella reflected)
The flame of peace with museum behind.
Arch with flame in the middle, A-Bomb Dome in the distance. Everyone takes this photo, I just know it.
One of the family statues in the park. There are other statues, some I didn't even see.
There was also a Grand Intelligent Hotel.