Hakone to Hiroshima


Today was very foggy and rainy – a perfect day to spend four hours on a train.

The weather reflected our emotions as we parted ways with our cousins.  They headed back to Tokyo and we set out to continue our tour south to Hiroshima.  We have wonderful memories of our time together exploring Tokyo and playing in Hakone.

Once again we boarded the Maglev train, this time bound for Hiroshima.


Our trip was very smooth and almost uneventful, except for the unfortunate loss of Alia’s camera.  We had it on the first train, but noticed it missing near the end of the ride on the second train.  We think it must have slipped out of her bag on the first train.  We have a call in to Lost and Found, but do not expect to hear anything.  Fortunately, she had uploaded all of her photos; we were just sad at the loss.  But don’t despair – this is Japan – land of the Nikon and digital cameras, so we had no trouble purchasing a replacement for her.  Her photo blog will go on!

Luckily our train did manage to out run the rain and although it was overcast when we arrived in Hiroshima, it was dry.  We dropped off our luggage in our hotel and set out to explore. 

We are not that far from the Peace Park, so we wandered through looking at the various memorials and tributes to the souls that lost their lives.



The amount of destruction was devastating, but even more apparent is the revitalization and dedication to  promote peace. 

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