Category: Japan
Three Places You Must Visit in Asia You Will Wish Didn’t Exist
Asia is probably my favourite continent on Earth, yet it has also had its fare share of violence during its history. After visiting the better part of the countries in North and South East Asia there are three places to visit in Asia you will wish you did not have to. All three are museums [...]
Photo of the Week
I took this photo during my visit to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in Japan. Unfortunately the boy died three days later. Have you visited the Hiroshima Peace Memorial? How did you feel after spending a few hours in it? Share your thoughts below…and this post too if you think it’s worth it!
Photo of the week
Traditional Japanese shoes or japanese Geta have been used by women in Japan long before females from Europe and the Americas were using high heels, initially to keep ther feet elevated and thus dry from the rain and snow but later to maximize their beauty; they have in fact been traced back to the Yayoi [...]
Photo of the week
The Dome in Hiroshima is one of the only three buildings within a 2 kilometer radius of the explosion’s epicenter that did not collapse on that dreadful morning of August 6th ín 1945. Known as the Gembaku Domu in Japanese it was originally called the Industrial Promotion Hall and was designed to be a commercial [...]
Beach Tennis: the Asia-Pacific Tour
Do you love tennis or beach tennis? Do you love to travel? Traveling is a lot of fun by itself, with new destinations and new people you meet being an eye opening experience that keeps you busy and in awe most of the time. Yet sometimes the trip itself can be made into an even [...]
“Attack made in 1/10 cloud conditions[...]” : The A bomb of Hiroshima
This excerpt is part of the message the pilot of the Enola Gay transmitted ot its air base after dropping the A-bomb on Hiroshima, the last city we would be able to visit during our week in Japan. The city itself does not have much going on, but history has made it famous for its [...]
