The street sign shows us that our hotel was within walking distance to the Atomic Bomb (Genbaku) Dome
The Hypocenter is one block away from the A-Bomb Dome
The A-Bomb (Genbaku) Dome
Students from all of her five schools and Ms. Lee made hundreds of cranes for Hiroshima Memorial, Genbaku Dome, during the last week of school and Ms. Lee brought the cranes to this spiritual Shrine from Irvine, California
The top level of the Atomic Bomb (Genbaku) Dome
A side view of the Atomic Bomb (Genbaku) Dome
Inside of the Dome
Mr. Hattori of IEJ 2015 stands next to the Dome
The Aioi Bridge plaque
Ms. Lee stood on the Aioi River, next to the Genbaku Dome, the original Atomic Bombing target
The Ota River divides the A-Bomb Dome and the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
The Bell of Peace Tower
The Bell of Peace Plaque
The Bell of Peace
The Bell of Peace should be struck softly
Ms. Lee with the Bell of Peace and cranes
A view of the Genbaku Dome
A close look of the Genbaku Dome
A sculpture of Sadako Sasaki on top of the memorial
Mrs. Masciel put the cranes she brought from Irvine, California, onto the hooks in a cranes offering station
Mrs. Masciel showed off the origami cranes made by her students from Jeffrey Trail Middle School, Irvine, California
Ms. Lee is hooking up the cranes from her five schools
Ms. Lee is very proud of her students for making the hundreds of origami cranes
Mrs. Masciel and Ms. Lee posted with the Irvine origami cranes
Thousands of cranes are placed in one station
Some origami cranes are created as an art work
More art work created with origami cranes
More art work created with origami cranes
More art work created with origami cranes
Another art work created with origami cranes
Lots of origami cranes in this station
The sun hits the origami cranes made by Irvine students
An artistic origami corner
The Sadako Sasaki Memorial
The statue of Sadako Sasaki on top of the Memorial
The Sadako Sasaki Memorial is a part of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and Park
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
A side view of the Memorial
A view of the Peace Museum
National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims
Another view of the Memorial
The Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Explosion Map
The curator of the Peace Memorial presented the historical facts about the explosion
The survivor's wish provided by an Atomic Bombing victim
With the explosion and radiation related illness, about 350,000 people died
The last page of Mr. Koji Matsuo's hour long speech
Mr. Koji Matsuo's speech was translated simultaneously by an interpreter
Currently Mr. Koji Matsuo is into philanthropy and classical music promotion
Mr. Matsuo is a friend of conductor Seiji Ozawa
The curator of the Peace Memorial holds another concert poster
Ms. Lee and an Atomic Bombing survivor, Mr. Koji Matsuo, President of Calbee Inc.
Mr. Matsuo gave a moving account of his surviving experience on August 6, 1945, when the Atomic Bomb exploded
He is an Ambassador of Peace, a Promotor of Music Education, and
a Believer of Music Heals
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial
The Peace Memorial Museum
A different view of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial
The original tree remains from the Atomic Bomb Explosion
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
Ms. Lee holds a copy of the Pacific Symphony Orchestra's latest program in front of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
Kyoto, here we come
A lantern and fan display at the Kyoto New Miyako Hotel
The cute Japanese road construction system
The guard at the gate to Inari Temple
The entry gate to the Inari Temple
Fushimi Inari Taisha
The Inari Temple
There are lots of little temples on this mountain
Ms. Lee takes a little break from all the walking
Ms. Lee is now ready for more climbing
A beautiful shrine
This temple was build in the 10th century
All dressed up for an outting to Inari Temple
Traditional Japanese lady outfits
The temple to receive a fortune
The base of Mount Inari is 233 meters above sea level and takes two hours to get to the top
It's only the beginning
Let the climbing begin
Beautiful blue hydragea
A bird's eyeview of the city of Kyoto, Japan
Ms Lee made this far, half way to the top, easily
You are here now and only four more stops to the top
A breath-taking view even higher up on the mountain
Are we there yet?
The moving water keeps the group moving
A quiet waterfall and stream
Going to the top
How many more steps?
Two fun teachers playing around on the way to the top of the mountain
Ms. Lee just climbed more than 1,100 steps to get here
Ms. Lee had made it to the top, the number one temple on Inari Mountain
A group of teachers made it to the top of Inari Mountain by climbing more than 1,100 steps
In the city of Kyoto, Japan, the sun is going...
going...
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going down...
What a beautiful sunset from the top of Inari Mountain
The sun has gone to the other side of the mountain of the city of Kyoto, Japan
The bridge to take us home
A well lit wishing well
The moon is coming out above the Inari Temple
THe Inari Temple shines beautifully
Moon over Inari Temples
The Inari Temple in the night
A well lit walkway to and from Inari Temple and Mountain
Yummy Japanese food plates at downtown Kyoto, Japan
A delicious ice cream display next to rice and salt? Only in Japan
Vending machine paradise
A moon lite Kyoto sky over the Kyoto Tower, good night!