We had been warned by a friend that it was a bit graphic, we decided to chance it anyway and were glad we did. There was only 1 room with graphic war images, and we sort of just walked right through without stopping. Brandon and I were able to get the jist of the room without exposing Reagan to too much.
When we got there, we checked out a few of the outdoor exhibits, then headed inside.
We didn't take many pictures inside the memorial, but it started with a history of Japan, then went into the war and how things changed after. This room was toward the end of the exhibit and was first hand written accounts from people at the time of their experience.
They had a few books that were translated into English. Brandon and I each read a few stories, they were obviously very disturbing and sad.
This is from the observation tower. On each of the 4 sides there were signs with the KM to different cities in the world. We learned that Washington DC 12XXX KM away.
This is the outside of the memorial.
Most of the outside exhibits were entirely in Japanese, so we have no idea what they were about.
This picture doesn't do the water justice at all. The tide pool area below was such a vibrant teal color.
A rare photo of all of us - Brandon set up the camera's timer and him and Brock ran to get in place.
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