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INTRO00:25
Waterfall wall outside the Intergate Hiroshima hotel00:50
Ikeda Hayato statue was erected in 1970 and reconstructed in 2015 due to some wear. He was Japan’s 58th Prime Minister and one of the most successful ones to govern the country and significantly improve Japan’s economy. Being born in Hiroshima, his statue stands in this Central Park01:10
The Hiroshima Gokoku Shrine Otorii Gate. There are only 2 ways to get to the castle - through the torri gate we just went through & the other through the Ninomaru Omotesando Gate on the West side of this bridge02:18
Historic ruins of the Hiroshima Castle located within 15 min of the Peace Memorial Park. Castle was originally built in the 1590s but later obliterated by the Atomic Bomb that was dropped on the Hiroshima on August 6th of 1945 by the United States in the Second World War. As a result, most of the area was destroyed and the Hiroshima Castle had to be rebuilt 13 years after the A-bomb in 1958. Thus, the Hiroshima Castle that we are visiting today is a replica and unfortunately not the original one03:06
Only the Main Tower , Tenshu) was rebuilt. Originally it was built from the pinewood but the reconstruction was made from the reinforced concrete. The castle stands 87 feet or 26.6 meters high from the stone foundation. From the ground, the castle is 128 feet or 39 meters high. The castle has 5 floors03:33
The castle is surrounded by the moats on each side and a natural Otagawa river aka the Honkawa river. It’s almost like a man-made moat inside of a nature-made river moat if you will03:53
Inside the castle, the HISTORY is on the 1st floor, the CULTURE and LIFE is on the 2nd floor, the WEAPONS EXHIBIT is on the 3rd floor, the 4th floor contains SPECIAL EXHIBITS, and the 5th has the OBSERVATION DECK04:04
The tickets to go inside the castle are 370 Yen or about 3.50 USDs04:18
The stamp area where you can get a stamp for your collectible brochures or on your collectible stamp book of the places you visited04:24
The lookout windows looking straight down onto the castle’s ground territory. These provided a strategic advantage over the enemies. You can find these all over the castle05:42
Dressing like a Samurai05:58
Due to policy restrictions, I was unable to film in many places inside. You can only film in the designated spots08:45
This is a one person Kago Vehicle aka Litter used to transport people and was usually carried by at least two men. Emperors would have bigger Kago Vehicles resembling a whole room. The one you see here is the Kenmon-Kago used for samurais. During the Edo period, this became an important mode of transportation. Of course depending on your social status, you would be transported in a different sized Kago Vehicles09:09
Devastating history of the Hiroshima and the area obliterated by the nuclear blast. Placard shows the history of the Hiroshima Castle after the Meiji restoration. It shows the photographs of before, during, and aftermath of the blast as well as the rebuild of the tower09:34
Observation deck on the 5th floor10:00
Observation deck with a 360 degrees view10:37
The Hiroshima Castle is also known as the “Carp Castle” or Rijo in Japanese. The reasoning behind this is that the area where the castle was erected was known as the Koi-No-Ura or Koi Sea Shore. Koi in Japanese means “Carp” and hence the name the “Carp Castle13:22
Hiroshima Gokoku-Jinja Shrine built as a worship place for those who died in war13:54
Like every Shrine in Japan, the first thing you need to do before prayers is to “Chozu” or to purify yourself. The Chozuya you see here is the large basin where you will be doing just that15:08
Hiroshima Gokoku-Jinja Shrine is a Shinto Shrine was founded in 1869 and originally built in the Futaba-no-Sato area of Hiroshima for the victims of the Japanese Civil War lasting from 1868-1869 known as the Boshin War. It was then moved to the current Hiroshima Municipal Stadium area in 1939. In 1945, with the release of the A-Bomb, the Shrine was obliterated & later restored in 1964 in this area you see here today within Hiroshima Castle’s territory. Throughout the year, you will see a handful of ceremonies held here16:23
This is the area where you pray and worship16:41
By rubbing the scales of this fish statue, it is said that you will have good luck and prosperity in your life19:27
PREVIEW** to the next video - Bullet train to KYOTO