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Hiroshima Castle reconstructed 1958
November 21, 2016by David Herd
Castle entrance
Hiroshima Castle reconstructed 1958
Hiroshima Castle reconstructed 1958 after being destroyed by the atomic bomb on August 6th 1945. Originally built in 1590 and there is concrete bunker where the first radio broadcast originated after the 1945 atomic bomb.
Bridge across the moat
Originally there were three moats however today only the inner moat remains.
Hiroshima Castle reconstructed 1958
The keep is a stunning five story 26 meter high building, very popular for selfies as you can imagine. 🙂
Let’s take a selfie
The selfie is nearly as popular with ladies as their handbag mirror. 🙂
I climbed the stairs to the top
From here you get a wonderful view of Hiroshima. This building is now a museum with an entry fee of 360 Yen, or $3.25 USD as at November 21 2016.
View from the top
Up to now I have been very lucky to experience terrific weather, so much better for taking photographs.
Hiroshima population is 1,196,853
Curiously there are 40,000 more females in the city than males.
Mountains in the distance
Hiroshima Castle is just north of the Atomic Dome and the Peace Museum.
The atomic bomb
Certainly one of the most horrific events ever in the history of the world. Please check out my photo blog on the Peace Memorial Park.
Hiroshima Castle reconstructed 1958, Museum
Many interesting exhibits in the five story museum.
Gold plated roofing tile
Roof tiles don’t get any fancier than this. 🙂
Dating back to the 16th century
I have never seen a better looking roof tile in my life. 🙂
A Samuri suit
I’m guessing this is what your well dressed Samuri wore in the 16th century, my apologies for the reflection on the glass cabinet.
Adjacent to the castle
Forgive me for not knowing the purpose of this gate & building adjacent to the castle.
One of the most interesting visitors at the castle
When a lady visits the castle she needs to dress to impress. 🙂
Many thanks for visiting my Hiroshima Castle reconstructed 1958 photo blog.
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My history, particularly over the last 30 years is dominated by overseas travel. I sold my home in Australia October 20th 2011 and have have been living in Thailand since then. I don’t know where the time has gone? It seems like you go to sleep one night, wake up the next morning, and 20 years have flashed by. Not sure how many years I have left, however I have enjoyed a wonderful charmed life, and if it all ended today I would leave this world with no regrets.
I was born in Sydney halfway through the last century, started my travels in the 60s with the usual U.K. Europe adventure at the age of 20, back to Australia and worked in Sydney, Melbourne & Adelaide in Sales & Marketing with multinational companies including Sanyo, Canon & Remington.
Engaged to be married 3 times and never quite made it to the alter, finally realized by the mid 90s I was not cut out for "long term relationships" so I moved to the Gold Coast in Queensland in January 1987, worked for a couple of banks as a Financial Planner, I took a year off work in 1998 to travel and never went back to full time work again, after 25 fun filled years on the Coast I packed up and moved to Thailand.
What is the purpose of this blog? Well I really want to use it to record my travel experiences & to display my photographs, give and receive travel tips, comment on places I visit, restaurants I eat in and use it to replace the autobiography I intended to write, apart from all that it helps me fill in my day. :)
I moved to Thailand mainly because I wanted to keep travelling while my health allowed me to, there are huge advantages being closer to all the places I want to visit.
Cost of living in Thailand is around 35% of the cost in Australia, plus flights are 50% cheaper because you are much closer to everywhere. ????
Consequently I am able to travel to many more places compared to living in Australia.
Having said all that, it is & has always been my intention to return to Australia when my travelling is finished, I predict this will happen around 2021.
