Japan Holiday

[Shinpachi]

It's very kind of you, Wayne
I appreciate your generosity so much.

Though I am frankly looking forward to your coming pictures of the Yamato Museum, I must admit that there were a lot of hidden truth in Hiroshima because of censorship in my country at the time.
Here are two videos which were recorded by ABCC and USAF I think many of you have ever seen. I wonder what you learned from them.

The first one was taken in Nagasaki and the second one in Hiroshima.
According to survivors' testimonies, it was great disgrace for them to be exposed their naked body to public though they might look smiling. I remember Japanese were famous for their fake smiles in the postwar which came from complex. They still have though.
Local journalists were under strict speech control as the second video shows.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhKPMcHR1WY


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_Aa8GOBYU0

 

[Shinpachi]

What I can add to the Hiroshima topic after my careful research for these a few days will be that most of Japanese staff in ABCC came from Unit 731.
Thanks again Wayne for giving me a good opportunity to state what happened in Hiroshima.
Please let me post if I may find out any new facts in the future but this is all at the moment

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Data Source

Atomic Bomb Victims by Shigeo Shibata (former professor of Hiroshima University) (English)
Genealogy of Japanese Medical Scientists of Unit 731 (Japanese)
List of Unit 731 Primary Staff and Their Occupation in the Postwar (Japanese)

 

[Wayne Little]

You are most welcome Sir.

After the Peace park visit our next location out in front of our Hotel was to visit Hiroshima Castle.
These first shots show the entrance area, layout map the secondary compound area and the Gokoku Shrine area.

 

[Gnomey]

Lovely shots Wayne!

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Good presentation Wayne, the traditional architecture is both interesting and striking.

Thank you also Shinpachi for you interesting and valuable input, your giving us snippets of history that have been passed by in our modern western society.

 

[Shinpachi]

Beautiful pictures of the castle, Wayne

You are welcome, Vic.
I am glad if my information may contribute to your future historical study.
I appreciate your kind comments.

 

[michaelmaltby]

... what Vic said .. I love the stonework. Thank you.

 

[Airframes]

Good stuff Wayne, and thanks again Shinpachi.

 

[Wayne Little]

Thanks fellas, now moving to Hiroshima Castle and the view from the top of the castle...

and you can see in the first pic the peace park across the bottom, Hiroshima Castle upper right and the central location of our Hotel.

 

[Shinpachi]

I think I've found Lynn in the 4th picture

 

[Airframes]

Great stuff Wayne, and that castle is certainly impressive, and so different to European castles, especially British ones.

 

[vikingBerserker]

Just beautiful!

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots Wayne!

 

[ontos]

Beautiful shots Wayne.

 

[Wayne Little]

I think I've found Lynn in the 4th picture

You are correct Sir, snapping a pic in the corner of the shot, my daughter Jessica is looking at the map in the lower centre of the shot too.

Moving on now down the coast to KURE to see the Yamato Museum and the Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force Museum where they have an actual Submarine parked outside! The Yushio Class Submarine SS-579 Akishio.
The first shot is looking left from a walkway from the train station then looking back to our front at the Yamato Museum and the next walkway to get to the Museum....and the first shot of the 1/10 scale model of the IJN Yamato.

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots Wayne!

 

[Shinpachi]

Cool shots, Wayne.
Thanks for sharing!

 

[Wayne Little]

Thanks!

more Yamato shots, this is a BIG Model!

 

[Shinpachi]

It would be a long journey from Hiroshima to Kure.
Thanks for sharing, Wayne!

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots Wayne!