Peace Park - Hiroshima

The cherry blossoms were in bloom when I visited Peace Park.

I was in town for only 1 day and had meetings in the afternoon. After things wrapped up, I asked if anyone wanted to go see Peace Park. A couple of colleagues had never been to the museum and offered to take me.

The first part of the museum has interesting photos and items from Hiroshima at the turn of the century. These exhibits surround a scale model of the town before and after the explosion.

On one wall is an "after" photo of Hiroshima.


As you move on through the museum, it becomes more somber. People stop talking with one another and stare quietly at the photos of the survivors. It feels like a funeral or one of those times when people honor the dead with a minute of silence. We entered the building as tourists with some free time but were transformed into mourners.

It was difficult, but I'm glad I went.