The most moving thing at the Hiroshima Peace Park was the museum where the objects recovered from the families of the victims who died from the atomic bomb blast or later from complications were housed on display. Especially though, the belongings of the children. Many of the artifacts in the museum belonged to children, like wallets, school uniforms, and lunch boxes. The most moving for me, however, was the metal bike and helmet belonging to a little boy. It said the boy loved his bike tremendously and would ride it all the time. He was a very happy child. Unfortunately, he died during the blast and the family couldn’t handle burying their son in a graveyard so they buried him in the family backyard with his precious bike. It was donated to the museum by his father in later years, but remained buried with the boy for a number of years. War is horrible for everyone and it’s horrible that people had to endure these tragedies, but it’s very fortunate that there are these belongings in the museum so people may remember their lives and who they were.
I think President Obama visiting is very good for the country. However, the ideas he speaks of are very unrealistic in my opinion. I don’t think any country that has atomic bombs will ever get rid of that kind of power. They don’t want anyone ahead of them and they like being on top. I think that countries believe that getting rid of that power will make them weaker in a world view and put them at a risk, although having bombs in the first place is a risk.
Religion is in every aspect of their daily lives, so it is no wonder it would be included in such a memorable place as Hiroshima. The Do Spirit of Japan is relevant in Hiroshima. There are so many religious monuments, whether Shinto or Buddhist in the area, commemorating the victims of the atomic blast. It is a reminder to people to keep their spirit alive through something as important as religion.