We stayed just a short walk from the site of the Atomic Bombing, which is now Peace Park. Peace Park is a beautiful open space with memorials and tributes to the people who died as a result of the bomb. There is a fantastic museum which documents the day of the Bombing and the after-effects - very confrontational. The part that I found interesting was that there was not a theme of blame or self-pity, but a very clear message that Japan would work to ensure it would never happen again. A place of love, not hate - and not at all what I expected.
A most amazing and moving experience which should not be missed