Kure, Japan
The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force Submarine Museum
"Excuse me sir, your submarine is blocking my building."
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Kure, Japan
"Excuse me sir, your submarine is blocking my building."
Hiroshima, Japan
This glass wall is gradually filling up with paper cranes, in honor of Hiroshima’s past and dedication to its future.
Hiroshima, Japan
A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.
Hiroshima, Japan
An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.
Hiroshima, Japan
Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.
Hatsukaichi, Japan
This enormous "shamoji" means more to the people of Miyajima than just a way getting rice onto a plate.
Hatsukaichi, Japan
This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.
Hatsukaichi, Japan
In 806, Kobo Daishi began meditating on Mount Misen. The Buddhist monk lit this holy fire, which has been kept burning for 1,200 years.
Erlach, Switzerland
The idyllic island where the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau spent “the happiest time of his life.”