Daily Diary (Sep 5-6)

Tuesday, Sep 5
Today we visited the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum. Although I already heard about Hiroshima suffered atomic bomb during the World War II, I was still surprised of the facts told by the museum.

This letter protests the sixth nuclear test conducted by North Korea 

 This painting tries to reconstruct the scene of Hiroshima after the atom bomb exploded.

These pictures show the diaries of Japanese elementary school students.

After visiting the museum, we walked to the A-Bomb Dome. As one of the World Cultural Heritage, it keeps reminding people of the sad past of Hiroshima.

A-Bomb Dome

After that, we arrived at Orizuru Tower to discuss our thoughts on the history. Several of us were touched by the history behind Hiroshima and teared up.

The beautiful view from the top of Orizuru Tower

We eventually left the hotel and head to our next station Kyoto. After a long journey, we eventually arrived Piece Hostel Sanjo.

Wednesday, Sep 6

This morning we visited Kinkakuji, as one of the two temples we visited, it brings luck on the success of business.

Then we took bus from Kinkakuji to Ryoanji, where we explored different places such as Rock Garden and Seigennin.

The famous Rock Garden.

We had a traditional yudofu lunch in Ryoanji temple restaurant. I really enjoyed the mushrooms and my peers kindly offered me their mushrooms. So delicious.

A masterpiece taken by professor Julie inside Ryoanji.

We ended up the day with a delicious Kyoto-style dinner and a crazy karaoke party together!