Perspectives of Hiroshima: through its people
Four different views of the city, through four different guides. Hiroshima is a place with many stories to tell: those of a city devastated by the world’s first atomic bombing, those of its victims, its survivors, and its aftermath. There are the stories of Hiroshima’s recovery and regeneration: of its significant feudal history as a once-thriving castle town; its history as a port city on the Seto Inland Sea – a place with a distinct culinary identity. And, what really brings Hiroshima’s stories to life are its locals guides. We recently sent freelance writer and editor, Kate Crockett, to Hiroshima. Here, she met with four guides that we’re proud to work with, each with their own deeply personal perspective and experience to offer. This was her experience. The atomic bomb survi ...
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