A view of the Buddah's head, from inside 

The largest Buddah in Japan, Dai-Butsu, located in Kamakura 

On a much happier note, this is a clock outside a department store which chimes "It's a small world" 

This is a shadow created by a person sitting on the steps that blocked the radiation from hitting the steps and created that darker patch 

A watch, each artifact in this area had a personal story attached to it, made it all the more depressing 

A rather horrific wax scene of people with melted skin hanging from them as they wander through the destruction caused by the bomb 

Collections of artifacts from the Hiroshima A-bomb 

These are all letters of protest written by the Mayor of Hiroshima after every nuclear test, there are a lot more than this though 

That's a lot of cranes... 

same monument to Sadako 

A monument to Sadako 

A monument to students who served in the war 

Here are the pictures from the Hiroshima Peace Park. This was the only building that was left standing after the A-bomb hit 

C. C. Lemon!! The staple of our Japan winterim!! 

Me, I chose "harmony" 

Jun chose "friend" too 

And Chris chose "friend" 

Dan also chose "beautiful" 

And another point for "beautiful" which Lexy choose 

Seems like Naomi also choose "friend" 

Molly, Caitlin, and Rachel on the other hand decided to write "beautiful" 

Rebecca also chose to write friend 

Max is trying to write "tomodachi" (friend) 

The joys of copying... 

Our choice of Kanji to write... Which is the easiest?