 "Hey man," they said, "You go without it for as long as we have, then you'll understand." |
 A statue outside of a museum. Hiroshima has several museums, including a museum of cinematography. |
 Hiroshima Castle is separated from the city by a very wide moat. |
 Back in the day, this bridge and entrance gate would have been heavily guarded. |
 Guard towers ringed the grounds. |
 Within the castle walls was a very beautiful temple. |
 Lisa and Scott washed their hands (per tradition) at the provided fountain... |
 ...Before heading up to pay their respects. |
 Inside it was very beautiful. Not knowing what else to do, they just looked. |
 None of us knew enough Japanese to read the inscription in this stone pillar. We're hoping it says "Free Food for Westerners." |
 Here's a relief map of the castle grounds. Notice how intricate the maze of walls is. (click picture for a closer look.) |
 The Imposing Hiroshima Castle. |
 It was closed for the night, so we just took pictures of the outside. |
 A lesser-skilled Ninja might have trouble scaling these walls. Lisa did fine. (Photo by Lisa.) |
 A Historical Reenactment of some kind... |
 Finally we left the shadows of Hiroshima castle to go sing KARAOKE. Enough to relax and prepare for the next day's adventure... |
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