Travel blog # 7 Hiroshima
Shukukeien Gardens and Hiroshima Castle
The day begins with local entertainment on the dock
A young woman dressed in a formal kimono visited the garden along with her mother and father. Our guide suggested it might have something to do with pre-wedding photos. The young woman was kind enough to pose for a photo. We noticed that many garden fences are made from bamboo tied together with cord The garden is relatively close to Hiroshima castle. The shogun would often spend time in the garden to relax and perhaps, meditate. Jerry took many pretty pictures. It was difficult to decide which ones to put into our blog. Koi are often an integral part of a Japanese garden Contrasting softness with natural vegetation and a decorative pagoda
Hiroshima Castle Wall
Slat openings in wall designed for castle defenders to shoot arrows and bullets at invaders without getting hurt
Castle completely destroyed from A-bomb blast
Ground zero was about a mile from castle
Rebuilt!
Garden area has beautiful reconstructed buildings
Jerry is having fun exploring the area
Many pretty Japanese girls - at all ages
Old couple has eight children. Seven of them were devoured by serpents. The hero was asked by the parents to save the eighth girl from being eaten by the evil serpents
A swirling of the evil serpents fought against the hero and the parents The hero is bent on cutting the heads off the animals
The hero is almost killed
The hero kills most of the serpents
One serpent left
Plenty of art throughout the country
Japanese water bottles are square shaped
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