We returned to Japan in 2017 and visited Tokyo, then headed down south to Okayama and Hiroshima, returning via Osaka and Kyoto.
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We boarded the Shinkansen to Hiroshima at 8:25am and to my surprise it's the N700 - the fastest train in the fleet.
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The Genbaku Dome (aka Hiroshima Peace Memorial, or the Atomic Bomb Dome) is a former exhibition hall that somehow still stands as a ruin.
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Hiroshima Castle is yet another reconstructed castle because the original was destroyed along with most of Hiroshima by the Atomic Bomb.
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We walked around Hiroshima in the evening and finished up with a dinner of the Hiroshima variant of okonomiyaki.
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Hiroshima is infamous as the first city targeted by an atomic bomb. Largely rebuilt post war, the city is once again a significant city.
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The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum is located in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.
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The Hiroshima Peace Park is dedicated to the legacy of Hiroshima as the first city in the world to suffer a nuclear attack.
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