The trip to Japan was for me and my husband, not our four-year-old daughter. While she loved the temples of Chiang Mai, Thailand, which are mostly small and approachable, those in Japan were vast with lots of stairs to climb – or so it seemed to her little legs. And while the people were […]
Japan
Photo of the week: Remembering Hiroshima
The only building left intact following the August 6, 1945 nuclear explosion A bottle A child’s piece of clothing Before and after From a plaque outside the Hiroshima Museum: War is the work of man. War is destruction of human life. War is death To remember the past is to commit oneself to the […]
Nara, Japan
Nara Gate and Deer Deer Biscuits Friendly Deer Fortune Sticks Todai-ji Temple Kasuga Shrine boasts thousands of stone lanterns. The highlight of our trip to Japan was a day spent in Nara. A thirty minute train ride from Kyoto, this peaceful enclave was the capital of Japan from 710 to 784. Exiting the train station, […]