Nagasaki

Hello again.


Today, we ventured out on a day trip to Nagasaki. Like Hiroshima, it was a target of a nuclear blast during WWII, and bears the scars and heritage associated with such a tragedy.

An exhibit from the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum

A model of Nagasaki and the surrounding area. They had a projector trained on this, to show relevant areas and radii.

A 1:1 scale replica of the "Fatman" bomb, with a cut out cross section.

The museum was again very interesting, and quite depressing. The testimonials they had posted stood out to me, but I did not capture them for this blog.

The Nagasaki Peace Statue. It is a 10m tall bronze statue.

A fountain; with the Peace Statue visible in the background. It really is massive.

My camera died shortly after this, but we had seen most of what we came to see anyway. We got some food and did a bit of shopping, then went back on the train to Fukuoka.