Hiroshima
We were next going to Hiroshima. We took a ferry from Miyajima to the island of Honshu where Hiroshima is located. Along the way we saw the Hiroshima Castle (first picture below). It was built in the center of the city rather than on a hilltop. It became the economic and geographic center of Hiroshima. It was destroyed by the atomic bomb in 1945, but the main keep, the central tower of the castle, has since been rebuilt. Our group…