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  1. Was taught in school history lessons that "what if" alternatives were mere distractions from what had historically occurred.
    Had heard there had been dummy A-bomb runs, but didn't know proposed targets had been #Hiroshima, #Kokura, #Niigata, and #Nagasaki with Nagasaki selected in place of #Kyoto. What if...
    mastodon.social/@thejapantimes
    Japan Times opinion piece also says the atomic bombings did not halt Stalin's advances, so nuclear deterrence might not be effective against psychopaths
    #NuclearWar

  2. Kokura Castle in a rain
    Kokura, Kitakyushu, Japan

    We went to Japan during the rainy season, but I just learned that Philly was also very wet with a lot of rain during the past couple of weeks. Looks like I did not have to worry about our plants 😊

    The photo is taken on July 9th in the middle of the rainy season when we visited Kokura Castle - with an umbrella, it was still a nice day walking around the castle 😉

    #Japan #Japanese #Kitakyushu #Kokura #Castle #Rain #umbrella

  3. Ginkgo biloba

    Ginkgo tree serving as a platform for plant growth 😉

    A few different plants and moss are growing out of this tree 😊

    #Japan #Japanese #Kokura #Ginkgo #Tree #Plant #Rain #WetSeason #Moss

  4. Ginkgo biloba

    Ginkgo tree serving as a platform for plant growth 😉

    A few different plants and moss are growing out of this tree 😊

    #Japan #Japanese #Kokura #Ginkgo #Tree #Plant #Rain #WetSeason #Moss

  5. Ginkgo biloba

    Ginkgo tree serving as a platform for plant growth 😉

    A few different plants and moss are growing out of this tree 😊

    #Japan #Japanese #Kokura #Ginkgo #Tree #Plant #Rain #WetSeason #Moss

  6. Ginkgo biloba

    Ginkgo tree serving as a platform for plant growth 😉

    A few different plants and moss are growing out of this tree 😊

    #Japan #Japanese #Kokura #Ginkgo #Tree #Plant #Rain #WetSeason #Moss

  7. Ginkgo biloba

    Ginkgo tree serving as a platform for plant growth 😉

    A few different plants and moss are growing out of this tree 😊

    #Japan #Japanese #Kokura #Ginkgo #Tree #Plant #Rain #WetSeason #Moss

  8. Night at the Kokura Castle

    The illumination was basically an advertisement for the local baseball team 😑

    But I caught a moment without commercials 😉

    #Japan #Japanese #Kokura #Kitakyushu #Castle #Illumination

  9. Okuri-Tora, the sending tiger, at the exit of the Kokura Castle

    Wishing you good luck 😊

    #Japan #Japanese #Kokura #Kitakyushu #Castle #Tiger #Painting #Art

  10. Mukae Tora - The Greeting Tiger at the Kokura Castle

    No matter where you are coming from, this tiger will welcome you

    #Japan #Japanese #Kokura #Kitakyushu #Castle #Tiger #Painting #Art

  11. Tachi-gui udon place, where people eat Udon noodle while standing at the counter

    Kokura Station, Kitakyushu, Japan

    Due to heavy rain, the train schedules got messed up, and we were so hungry before meeting with my brother’s family 😭
    So lucky to find a tachi-gui udon place on the platform at Kokura Station - not only our kids got some tasty food, they also learned an interesting part of Japanese fast food and lifestyle 😋 ☺️

    #Japan #Japanese #Kokura #Udon #Noodle #FastFood #Food #Platform

  12. Kokura Castle, Kitakyushu, Japan

    Only about 10 minutes (on foot) from Kokura Station, this castle provides an excellent educational opportunity to learn about Japanese history and culture 😊 originally built in 1602, destroyed in 1866, and reconstructed in 1959 😉

    photo credit - Chiaki Noguchi

    #Japan #Japanese #Kitakyushu #Castle #Moat #Kokura #Travel