We visited the peace park - the dome building that survived the blast is a stark reminder of the bomb as most other buildings still standing were demolished and replaced. The peace park is very well done and the museum gives a balanced view of what happened. Especially touching was the girl, Sadako Sasaki, who thought she'd be cured of leukaemia from radiation by folding 1000 paper cranes (the symbol of health and longevity). The children's peace monument statue has a continually replenished collection of paper cranes folded and sent in by people all over the world.
We spent the night over on Miyajima where they have a 'floating' torii gate which is best to see at high tide and where you can walk around and under it at low tide. The only drawback with both these places is the number of school children on trips (see the photo in the tram) and the ferries across to Miyajina were full of children. We thought staying overnight would mean peace and quiet but there were a couple of noisy groups staying overnight too. We were too late to catch the cable car to the top but we had a lovely wander round the island instead.
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