Day 334: August 28, 2025 – Nagasaki, Japan
In August 1945, the U.S. dropped two bombs on Japan, one in Hiroshima and one in Nagasaki. Our itinerary took us to both places and gave us the opportunity to visit memorials at both sites.
In the month prior to arrival in Japan, many of us were busy folding origami cranes as part of the Hiroshima Peace Cranes Project. The project originated with a young girl who died of leukemia after exposure to the Hiroshima bomb. The crane is considered a sacred bird in Japan and creating cranes is an international symbol of peace and hope. We created over 3,000 cranes and delivered them to memorials in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The Nagasaki atomic bomb was given the nickname “Fat Man” because of its shape.
9 responses to “1000 Cranes”
Did the high school band happen to play the ship away? it was one of the highlights of the trip. They played for about 20 minutes and were great. We were sang or played out of most of the ports in Japan. It was lovely. I’m glad you are back with the ship. Take it slow!
It’s a really great place for your return to sharing the world… Namaste
Yes it is.
I’m glad to see you back to normal. Thanks for the very moving photos.
So happy to see you feeling better. That’s scary.
Nice cranes!!!
Little known fact: Charles Schulz based the design of Charlie Brown’s shirt on Fat Man.
Oh! I did not know that…
What a touching moment at so many levels.
The whole tour was very moving.