21st September, 2013

Our second full day in Nagasaki. We had a pretty relaxed day. In the morning we took a tram up to the atomic bomb museum. It cost just 200¥ to enter the museum, and filled in a few hours of our time. We barely spoke a word to each other as we wandered through.

After that, we went for a walk up around the hills of Nagasaki.

 More stories of the A-bombs were scattered around in various places as we wandered.

We found half of a Torii gate standing in a residential area. When the A-Bomb fell, this half of the Torii gate remained.

A little after the Torii gate, a bit further across the hill, we came across a peace park. Inside the trunk of a large tree, was the burnt shell of another tree, another product of the A-bomb.

The razed land of Nagasaki after the A-bomb.

For dinner, we decided to take the cable car up Mt. Inasa. The cable car was very touristy, with long lines, and cost 700¥ per person for a one way trip, and a 5 minute ride. The cable car was hot and overcrowded to the point where we could not enjoy any views as we made our ascent. The views of Nagasaki were good. We ate at the restaurant, with seats overlooking the view. 

View of Nagasaki from Mt. Inasa

Because we hated the cable car so much, we decided not to use our pre-bought ticket back down, and instead walked through some forest (in the dark) partway down the mountain. We managed to find a bus that ran the rest of the way down, and into town to the train station. The bus was actually very fun - it went down the mountain, around tight corners, at a somewhat frightening speed.