Our first one was the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum, in here the real missery and pain that followed after the bombing on August 9th 1945 was displayed. All kinds of items were on display like: charred treestumps, molten bottles, pictures of half burnt people, bent iron constructions etc...
The museum showed us how the use of nuclear energy for destructive purposes can be so devastating and it really was twisted.
Atomic Bomb Museum Dome:
Ground Zero:
After the museum we took a look inside the adjecent Memorial Hall which was constructed to commemorate the people that died due to the Nagasaki bombing. It was a very tranquil place with absolute silence.
Memorial Hall:
After the museum, the memorial hall and it's closeby ground zero we decided to go to Nagasaki's Cultural Museum, where we got some nice explinations on the trade post of Dejima. At first we were struggling to find our orientation on the map when an old lady started talking to us asking if we needed directions. She was even friendly enough to accompany us to the museum itself (seriously, Japanese hospitality really shines here).
Shortly after exiting we once again crossed paths with a small group of our friends and together we headed towards Dejima which in the Edo era (current Tokyo) was a foreign exchange post. It was an artficial island created to isolate foreigners. At some point all foreign people were forced to remain on Dejima and weren't allowed any entry into the country in order to prevent economic instabilities.
Dejima:
At sunset we took a ropeway ride up the mountains to have a nice view over the city before we headed back to the hotel.
Nagasaki by night:
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