Visit Hiroshima, a city of peace and resilience in western Japan. See the Atomic Bomb Dome (UNESCO World Heritage site preserved as a memorial), explore the Peace Memorial Museum (powerful exhibits on the 1945 atomic bombing and its aftermath), and take a ferry to Miyajima Island to see the iconic Itsukushima Shrine with its 'floating' torii gate. Also try local specialties like okonomiyaki (savory pancake) and oysters from the Seto Inland Sea.
John Hersey follows six survivors through the day of the bomb; the New Yorker gave it a whole issue.
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