Hope you enjoy.
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The room at the hostel/hotel. It was unexpectedly quite spacy.
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On the trip by bus to Hiroshima, there was few stops at places which reminded me of resting spots in Germany's Autobahns.
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In Hiroshima castle's yard: Close-up of a tree that survived the atomic bombing; I think these leaves differ on this branch because of mutations!
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Hiroshima castle shrine; childrens crying competition announcement.
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Main tower of Hiroshima castle, so small, compared to Osaka and Himeji castles. But still so big.
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Hiroshima Peace memorial park; flower festival going on. Those cranes are some kind of symbols of peace.
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厳島神社(Itsukushima shrine) in Miyajima. This is the "Ootorii", gate to the shrine, built into sea.
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Same as above, but ebb had come.
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Some poor boats ashore because of ebb.
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HUGE, old tree! and whole bunch of deers! Those deers were everywhere in Miyajima.
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"Mysterious" view from Miyajima out to the sea, people collecting some kind of sea alga.
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View over Miyajima town, 5-storey pagoda too.
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Exactly 100 steps to a small shrine; I counted them as I walked back down.
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One of the biggest surprises; Hiroshima station building had same nickname as I do.
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This is from the flower festival; Just to show a bit how much people there was.
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Street car! (Ratikka!) In Japan, only in Hiroshima I heard.
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原爆ドーム(A-bombed dome) at night, spooky isn't it. The atom bomb dropped exploded 600~700 meters above this dome.
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You can fix anything with this tape! Even a bridge.
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And a view with me in it, taken from the actual Itsukushima shrine.
That's all for now!
Questions to the comments, please!
@Ara:
Ei sun kommenttiskaa kovin häävi ollu :D Mut oli oikee analogi TV, ja osa kanavista todella näkyi sen mukaisesti! tuli melkein lapsuus mieleen kun katseli joidenkin kanavien lumisadetta :D
@Lupposofi:
Yes, well, saying "Hiroshima" immediately reminds everyone of the atomic bombing, which actually seems to be attracting tourists now. The "A-bombed dome", couple museums and other monuments built to tell the rest of the world what Hiroshima and it's people went through back then are worth a visit. Especially the museums are well made; I did get feel how the people felt by listening to the records of diaries and such from those days.
I have no idea what the "Crying competition" is actually about, or if it's popular event, but I guess it's one the weird things (like everyone's seen in TV) they do in Japan. Lot of people, lot of ideas... be it for the good or bad.
The okonomiyaki was really good! But I can't compare with Osaka, because I actually haven't eaten Osakan okonomiyaki yet.
Ihan siisti telkkari..
Nice pictures. So that's where you went during the GW. A good reason for the rest of us to see what Wikipedia, e.g., has to say about the city and district. The usual foreign layman associations with the word 'Hiroshima' may be, shall we say, rather distorted and anemic, don't you think? It would be interesting to hear/read something about your personal feelings and impressions during your visit.
OK. "Childrens crying competition" - what the heck? Sounds awful.
And how was the okonomiyaki (compared to the Osakan version)? :-)
In Turku "tuomi" is blossoming, so it has to be summer!
@Thy:
Heh, the bedroll is actually surprisingly comfy! because the floor is actually tatami mat, which is kind of mattress, but bedroll itself is quite mattresslike.
So I heard you like Asse, so we put an Asse in your Asse so you can ogle Asse while ogling at Asse... <IMG>x-zibit.jpg</IMG>
Man, it seems awesome! Hiroshima, the Helsinki of Japan, 'xcept not. Sorry, been working the whole night and just commenting randomly, but dude really, seems like a likable place! Except maybe for the bedroll, looks kinda uncomfy.
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