Main Features of Hiroshima Peace Park

Above, the Peace Museum in Hiroshima Peace Park. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Back in 2004, one of the stops during G-TOUR (a group tour of Godzilla fans set up by G-FAN magazine) was Hiroshima's Peace Memorial Park.

It was a bit of somber visit despite being educational to those interested in World War II history. Still, anyone visiting Japan should consider a visit there.

The Travel has posted an article on the main features of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park that is worth a read.

They begin it with:

World War II took the lives of 75 million people around the globe, leaving destruction and tragedy in its wake. The end to all of that came with even more devastation: Hiroshima and Nagaski, the two atomic bombs that would bring a final, ruthless blow to Japan. While this did signify the end of the war, it also signified what many believed to be the end of the city of Hiroshima.

It's estimated that it took the lives of 140,000 people although the exact number has never been confirmed, due to the long-lasting effects of radiation. Over the next two years, Hiroshima would spend every moment rebuilding but would remember the date of August 6th, 1945, forever. In tribute to those lives lost and as a testament of strength to Japan, the Hiroshima Peace Park was built, featuring unique works that symbolize what life was like the moment that hatch door was opened.

To read more, go here.