After leaving Shikoku, I decided to make a quick visit to Hiroshima to gain a little perspective on a major historical event, and pay respect to those involved. It was a very emotionally heavy stop, but a worthwhile one as well. After visiting the Memorial Peace Park, I ventured out of the downtown area to also visit Miyajima which is a beautiful little island full of domesticated deer and an unesco world heritage site as well.
The deer running around Miyajima were comical. They were so friendly and even didn’t mind if you pet them.
It’s said that the only reason why this building wasn’t leveled was because it was almost directly below the nuclear blast zone which was detonated around 2000’ above the ground.
My accommodation in Hiroshima ended up being a penthouse apartment on the 8th floor which was super cheap and really nice. Initially I was surprised there was no dryer to go along with the washing machine, but after using Google translate and Google lens I realized the shower enclosure has a heater with an exhaust fan and it is actually designed to dry your clothes there.
When you walk around Hiroshima, you quickly realize that there are no homeless people, graffiti, and everybody seems well dressed. It’s cool to see people taking pride in where they live and how they look.
Got a haircut. That was an interesting ordeal.
This was an interesting truck which I have never seen before. Unfortunately you really can’t see the truck behind the pillar, but you get the point.
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