千羽鶴Zenbazuru or a thousand folded origami cranes are seen throughout Japan at temples and shrines and places of remembrance and atonement such as the Atomic Dome in Hiroshima or the Daihonei tunnel complex in Nagano built by forced labor during Wor... ...full story at Japan Visitor
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Hiroshima- Thousand Cranes »
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