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| Hiroshima at the intersection of 5 rivers |
You really can’t visit Japan
without going to Hiroshima. We started
out touring the Hiroshima Castle and then went to the Peace Park and Memorials.
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| Top floors of the 5 story castle |
This is the land of Castles,
Clans, Samurais, Shoguns and Ninjas. It’s
really not a culture that we are used to as Americans. It's also an extremely old culture.
The Castle was built in 1590 by Mōri Terumoto
of the Mōri clan, 30 years before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock.
It survived until the Atomic bombing in
1945. It was rebuilt in 1958 on its
original foundation.
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| The 'Carp Pond' on the grounds inside the moat |
It is surrounded by
a man-made moat and is quite impressive for a structure built so long ago.
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| Hiroshima Castle surrounded by the moat |
Hiroshima is surrounded by 5 rivers and made
it a good place from which to defend your clan.
Dave Deakyne
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David Deakyne
David J. Deakyne
Dave Deakyne
Wallingford
David Deakyne
David J. Deakyne
Dave Deakyne
Wallingford Dave Deakyne
David Deakyne
David J. Deakyne
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Wallingford
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