Tomonoura (鞆の浦)

Tomonoura (鞆の浦) is a port town at the southern end of Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture. Situated at a bay facing the Seto Inland Sea, the picturesque port town features an endearing old-fashioned fishing townscape, with a calm and laid-back atmosphere. Tomonoura is part of the Setonaikai National Park.

Tomonoura prospered in the olden days of sail boats, when merchant ships traveling along the Seto Inland Sea would dock at its port while waiting for a favorable tide. The town center flourished with the bustling sea activity, leading to thriving industries such as the production of "homeishu", a medicinal liquor of shochu and 16 types of herbs, said to promote longevity.

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Hiroshima Peace Memorial (広島平和記念碑)

Hiroshima Peace Memorial (広島平和記念碑), commonly called the Atomic Bomb Dome, in Hiroshima, Japan, is part of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996. The ruin serves as a memorial to the people who were killed in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945.

In December 1996, the Genbaku Dome was registered on the UNESCO World Heritage List based on the Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage. Its inclusion into the UNESCO list was based on its survival from a destructive force (atomic bomb), the first use of nuclear weapons on a human population, and its representation as a symbol of peace.



広島平和記念は、一般的に広島、日本で原爆ドームは、広島平和記念公園の一部であると呼ばれ、破滅が原子で殺された人々への追悼として働く1996年にユネスコの世界遺産に指定されました1945年8月6日の広島への原爆投下。

1996年12月、原爆ドーム、世界文化遺産及び自然遺産の保護に関する条約に基づき、ユネスコの世界遺産リストに登録されました。ユネスコのリストに含めることは、その破壊力（原子爆弾）からの生存、人間集団の核兵器を最初に使用し、平和の象徴としての表現に基づいていました。

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"Hiroshima dome" by Dariusz Jemielniak ("Pundit") - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hiroshima_dome.JPG#/media/File:Hiroshima_dome.JPG


"A-bomb dome at night" by FrottingPencil - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A-bomb_dome_at_night.jpg#/media/File:A-bomb_dome_at_night.jpg

"Ganbaku Dome of Hiroshima from distance" by SElefant - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ganbaku_Dome_of_Hiroshima_from_distance.jpg#/media/File:Ganbaku_Dome_of_Hiroshima_from_distance.jpg

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