It is difficult not to feel emotional while visiting Hiroshima. To even understand and feel things a bit better I branched at Kinokuniya to grab a copy of John Hersey's Hiroshima. It recounts the lives of six survivors in the days before, during and following the bombing. It brought a complete new perspective to the way I visited the city.
On a happier note, we could not be in Hiroshima without trying the local specialty. And as it is virtually impossible to get disappointed with the food in Japan we delected ourselves with an Okonomiyaki. It is a kind of Japanese pancake topped with shredded cabbage, bacon, egg omelette, mochi and noodles that is prepared on a teppan (hotplate).
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