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  • Inquiry in Japan - Day 1
    Photo Galleries | Posted February 11, 2011
    Program: Inquiry
    Sunday, January 2 We met up after breakfast as a whole group at Kyoto Tower, and surveyed the city from its only 360-degree viewpoint. Then we traveled by train to the Kyoto suburb of Nara, where we observed hatsumode, the first shrine visit of the...
  • Inquiry in Japan - Day 7
    Photo Galleries | Posted February 10, 2011
    Program: Inquiry
    Saturday, January 8 In our final stop on the official program, we toured Yasukuni Shrine, the national memorial for those who died fighting on behalf of the Emperor of Japan. In memorializing Japan’s history with war, the shrine has aimed to be an...
  • Inquiry in Japan - Day 6
    Photo Galleries | Posted February 10, 2011
    Program: Inquiry
    Friday, January 7 We met with representatives of the Japan Atomic Industrial Forum (JAIF), an organization that promotes the peaceful use of nuclear energy as an integral vehicle for economic development and the improvement of social welfare in...
  • Inquiry in Japan - Day 5
    Photo Galleries | Posted February 10, 2011
    Program: Inquiry
    Thursday, January 6 We began our stay in Tokyo with a meeting at Nihon Hidankyo, the national confederation of hibakusha (survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki). We were privileged to hear the stories of the organization’s...
  • Inquiry in Japan - Day 4
    Photo Galleries | Posted February 10, 2011
    Program: Inquiry
    Wednesday, January 5 In the morning we crossed the city to Hijiyama Park to visit the Radiation Effects Research Foundation, a scientific organization that was established as part of an agreement between the governments of the U.S. and Japan in...
  • Inquiry in Japan - Day 2
    Photo Galleries | Posted February 10, 2011
    Program: Inquiry
    Monday, January 3 In the morning we visited the stunningly beautiful Fushimi Inari-taisha shrine. Honoring Inari, the god of rice and patron of business, the shrine is known for the some 10,000 red-orange torii (gates) lining its footpaths, all...
  • Inquiry in Japan - Day 3
    Photo Galleries | Posted February 10, 2010
    Program: Inquiry
    Tuesday, January 4 We spent most of the day at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and Park, built on the site of the U.S.’ first nuclear attack on Japan on August 6, 1945. Paying our respects to this hallowed ground, we laid a wreath at the...