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After returning from the future, [[Hiro Nakamura]] pays tribute to his grandfather at the '''Hiroshima Peace Memorial'''.
After returning from the future, [[Hiro Nakamura]] pays tribute to his grandfather at the '''[[Hiroshima]] Peace Memorial'''.


==Notable Visitors==
==Notable Visitors==
* [[Hiro Nakamura]]
* [[Hiro Nakamura]]
* An old man


==About==
==About==
===[[Graphic Novel:The Crane]]===
===[[Graphic Novel:The Crane]]===
[[Hiro Nakamura]] goes to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial to commune with his father. He brings an [[origami]] crane he has fashioned from the front cover of ''[[DC Comics|Action Comics]]'', Issue #1. Hiro remembers that his grandfather gave him the comic as a lesson. Hiro reflects on the [[family|legacy]] his grandfather's created in surviving Hiroshima during [[World War II]]; Hiro feels he has done a disservice to his grandfather's memory. He vows to never let that happen again.
[[Hiro Nakamura]] goes to the [[Hiroshima]] Peace Memorial to commune with his grandfather. He brings an [[origami]] crane he has fashioned from the front cover of [[DC Comics|''Action Comics'', Issue #1]] that his grandfather had given him. Hiro reflects on the [[family|legacy]] his grandfather created in surviving Hiroshima during [[World War II]]; Hiro feels he has done a disservice to his grandfather's memory. He vows to never let that happen again.

==Notes==
* In an [http://blogs.nbcuni.com/hiro_blog/2006/10/where_to_begin.php entry] on [[Hiro's blog]], [[Hiro]] says he did some soul searching at his grandfather's grave.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* The Hiroshima Peace Memorial tower used in ''[[The Crane]]'' appears to be a replica of the "Monument in Memory of the Korean Victims of the A-Bomb" [http://library.thinkquest.org/C006932/himeguri/bun/bun15.html] located in Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima City, Japan.
* The Hiroshima Peace Memorial tower used in ''[[The Crane]]'' appears to be a replica of the "Monument in Memory of the Korean Victims of the A-Bomb" [http://library.thinkquest.org/C006932/himeguri/bun/bun15.html] located in Peace Memorial Park in [[Hiroshima, Japan|Hiroshima City, Japan]].
* "This is our cry. This is our prayer. Peace in the world." are the words inscribe on the Monument. These words, in honor of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadako_Sasaki Sadako Sasaki], are actually written on the Children's Peace Monument, also located in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.
* "This is our cry. This is our prayer. Peace in the world." are the words inscribe on the Monument. These words, in honor of [[wikipedia:Sadako Sasaki|Sadako Sasaki]], are actually written on the Children's Peace Monument, also located in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.
* It is common practice to place [[origami]] cranes throughout Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. An ancient Japanese legend promises that anyone who folds [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thousand_origami_cranes a thousand paper cranes] will be granted a wish.
* It is common practice to place [[origami]] cranes throughout Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. An ancient Japanese legend promises that anyone who folds [[wikipedia:Thousand origami cranes|a thousand paper cranes]]] will be granted a wish.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:Hiro walking to HPM.JPG|[[Hiro]] enters the Hiroshima Peace Memorial.
Image:Hiro walking to HPM.JPG|[[Hiro]] enters the [[Hiroshima]] Peace Memorial.
Image:Hiro sitting at HPM.JPG|Hiro goes to speak to his grandfather.
Image:Hiro sitting at HPM.JPG|Hiro goes to speak to his grandfather.
Image:HPM Origami.JPG|Hiro stands in front of the [[origami]]-filled monument.
Image:HPM Origami.JPG|Hiro stands in front of the [[origami]]-filled monument.
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==External Links==
==External Links==
* [http://www.pcf.city.hiroshima.jp/top_e.html Official Site] of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial
* [http://www.pcf.city.hiroshima.jp/top_e.html Official Site] of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshima_Peace_Memorial Hiroshima Peace Memorial] &mdash; Wikipedia.com
* [[wikipedia:Hiroshima Peace Memorial|Hiroshima Peace Memorial]] &mdash; Wikipedia.com
* [http://www.hi.hkg.ac.jp/peace/eng/korea.html Monument in Memory of the Korean Victims of the A-bomb]
* [http://www.hi.hkg.ac.jp/peace/eng/korea.html Monument in Memory of the Korean Victims of the A-bomb]
* [http://www.city.hiroshima.jp/shimin/heiwa/crane.html Paper Cranes and the Children's Peace Monument]
* [http://www.city.hiroshima.jp/shimin/heiwa/crane.html Paper Cranes and the Children's Peace Monument]


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Latest revision as of 21:35, 3 August 2009

Hiroshima Peace Memorial
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Purpose: Memorial

After returning from the future, Hiro Nakamura pays tribute to his grandfather at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial.

Notable Visitors

About

Graphic Novel:The Crane

Hiro Nakamura goes to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial to commune with his grandfather. He brings an origami crane he has fashioned from the front cover of Action Comics, Issue #1 that his grandfather had given him. Hiro reflects on the legacy his grandfather created in surviving Hiroshima during World War II; Hiro feels he has done a disservice to his grandfather's memory. He vows to never let that happen again.

Notes

Trivia

  • The Hiroshima Peace Memorial tower used in The Crane appears to be a replica of the "Monument in Memory of the Korean Victims of the A-Bomb" [1] located in Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima City, Japan.
  • "This is our cry. This is our prayer. Peace in the world." are the words inscribe on the Monument. These words, in honor of Sadako Sasaki, are actually written on the Children's Peace Monument, also located in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.
  • It is common practice to place origami cranes throughout Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. An ancient Japanese legend promises that anyone who folds a thousand paper cranes] will be granted a wish.

Gallery

  • Hiro enters the Hiroshima Peace Memorial.
    Hiro enters the Hiroshima Peace Memorial.
  • Hiro goes to speak to his grandfather.
    Hiro goes to speak to his grandfather.
  • Hiro stands in front of the origami-filled monument.
    Hiro stands in front of the origami-filled monument.
  • The Monument Hiro visits closely resembles the "Monument in Memory of the Korean Victims of the A-Bomb".
    The Monument Hiro visits closely resembles the "Monument in Memory of the Korean Victims of the A-Bomb".
  • The Monument is inscribed, "This is our cry. This is our prayer. Peace in the world."
    The Monument is inscribed, "This is our cry. This is our prayer. Peace in the world."
  • The inscription is actually found on the Children's Peace Monument.
    The inscription is actually found on the Children's Peace Monument.

External Links


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