When it comes to Japan, the words “Harajuku Kawaii” describes the cutesy fashion of Harajuku. And Masuda Sebastian is known for promoting the Kawaii concept worldwide, may it be fashion, music and lifestyle. Along with Masuda, others who have promoted Kawaii culture is pop artist Read More …
Zuboraya, the first puffer fish restaurant in Japan since 1920 is closing down. Both the Dotonbori and Shinsekai locations in Osaka closed temporarily on April 8th, but due to the effects of the coronavirus, it was decided that it would close permanently. I was hoping Read More …
Located in Ikebukuro (right across from Minami-Ikebukuro Park) is Beer & Burger Darcy’s. The concept of the restaurant is creating an image of a pub somewhere in the United States, where one can have a delicious burger and a good beer and after the meal, Read More …
In Japan, Café Comme Ça is a French-style patisserie company which specializes in artistic Japanese cakes. In addition, the location in Shibuya collaborates with Kinokuniya book stores, so for those purchasing books can kick back at the cafe. One can grab coffee such as blended, Read More …
While the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum is a wonderful place to visit, not far from it is another location that remembers the victims of the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima, which took place on August 6, 1945. The Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall was founded by Read More …
Today is the anniversary in Hiroshima when the A-Bomb was detonated over the city and killed thousands of people. In memory of those who died and those who lived with the scars, the burns, the sickness that came along with the dropping of the bomb, Read More …
After completing your visit to the exhibit, you can then visit the gift shop. The majority of the books are in Japanese but fortunately, you can find books in English. I do recommend the manga “Hiroshima’s Revival: Remembering how people overcame destruction and despair”, which Read More …
With this latest post, I’m going to end “The Heartbreaking Photos” segment with this blog post as there is a lot of sad situations and there is only so much I can cover, because it’s very sad. The latest features Mikiyo, a girl who kept Read More …
At the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, you will see the belongings of three junior high students, first and second-year students of a Municipal Junior High School who were exposed to the bomb when they were engaged in building demolition. Most of them were killed. These Read More …
DISCLAIMER: This post has a photo of the deceased in her coffin. If this content would be difficult to view, please skip this blog post. If there is one hibakusha (bombing survivor) from the atomic bombing on Hiroshima that inspires hope, that would be Sasaki Read More …
This is the exhibit I have been wanting to see. And so far, the experience at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum has been informative, insightful and heartbreaking. While the stories of the survivors was heartbreaking, this part of the exhibit is not about the survivors but Read More …
As the next step after visiting the top floors of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, it’s time to go downstairs for the exhibit that I have been wanting to see, the main building’s exhibition “The Reality of the Atomic Bombing”. But before you get to Read More …
As one learns about the history of nuclear weapons, the room also goes into detail of what the destruction after the atomic bomb dropping in Hiroshima and Nagasaki but also how nuclear weapons are still being tested in numerous countries, while other countries believe in Read More …
After seeing the destruction laid upon Hiroshima due to nuclear weapons and hearing the sad and terrifying tales from survivors, the next room is “The Dangers of Nuclear Weapons”. This is more or less the history of nuclear weapons. In June 1942, the United States Read More …
When you proceed to the rooms from “Before the Bombing of Hiroshima” and what transpired after, you see the devastation left behind after the atom bomb was dropped. While I was there looking at all this, there were surviving American World War II veterans there. Read More …