Japan has a lot of history, but nothing probably had a more significantence than theeffects of the Bomb
that was dropped on Hiroshima in August of 1945. The right and wrong of that decision will be debated by politicians, historians and others for eons to come. The experience of standing on ground zero and exploring the grounds of what use to be a city of artist, poets, craftsman and history and realizing that in an instant it basically disappeared makes the conception of anyone deploying such a weapon in the future absolutely unthinkable.
Sitting in the memorial site and seeing inscribed on the walls in a panorama surrounds you as the view from ground zero, reading the stories of the survivors, of men, women and children with their skin burned off standing in lines to get medical aid that was really non-existent, makes it utterly unimaginable to ever allow or support such an tragedy occurring in the future.
The city has grown into an amazing metropolitan city in the time since, with a resilience that is enviable. The people in the Peace Park did not in any way make us (Marc, Jeanne and myself) feel uncomfortable. There was a feeling of reverence and caring for all people.
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