Nagasaki, then and now. What is it like to travel to Nagasaki, Japan? 

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both on my list of places to go. Was gonna go one time but covid said no.

Yes. Both. Nagasaki was great. I was given 1 request from a gal who was a little girl in 1945, when she comes to pick me up, don't mention about what I saw. Very quiet car ride home. I can't begin to imagine her experience before and after. Her daughter and I remain close. Its time to go back and introduce the city and the history now, to my daughter!

Wow! We’re jealous haha. Hope you have a really great time 😃

That sounds like a beautiful experience! It must have been such a great atmosphere with everyone doing hanabi in the park 😊

Feels great

@@jk23414 *no.*

@@jk23414 chud

Why? They wanted to do that to Americans. My grandfather was in the Navy and he was under assault in the Pacific. He was at the surrender in Tokyo Bay. Should have never felt froggy Dec 7 1941.

​@@pmccoy8924 Human suffering can still feel bad even if it is for a purpose.

Thank you for watching, we're so glad you enjoyed the video! 😊 After spending the first day in Nagasaki, we were so interested we thought "we have to make a video about it!" Hmm that's a great question. I'm also not quite sure about the onsen etiquette! But from all the times we've been to onsen's, I've only ever seen younger children (maybe up to 5) in the opposite sex bath. This onsen also has family baths that you can hire for 60 minutes. It's more expensive and maybe the view isn't as good but it could be the best way to go.

@@RoyandAimee thank you for the tip! Have a safe travel , またねー！

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Before WWII started, Nagasaki was one of two international cities. Nagasaki is the oldest international city with many churches and very traditional looking Chinatown.

Haha they’re pretty good, hey!

Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching 😊

It is! It’s one of our favourite cities in Japan 😊 Thanks for watching!

That's great that you want to start learning Japanese! You could try apps like Learn Japanese or Human Japanese to start with the basics and to learn hiragana and katana. You could also have a look at the youtube channel JapanesePod101, which has a lot of good basic videos for learning Japanese. Good luck!

Best if you watch japanese anime

Exactly 😂

Yeah it seems to be that Hiroshima is talked about more. Both cities are pretty incredible to visit though!

I think because it was the first city to get hit and there was more destruction and death there than in Nagaski even though "fat-man" was alot more powerful than "little boy" if i remember correctly the hills/mountains shielded some of the blast.

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Not sad. They deserve it

They did not deserve it, too many innocent people died for what? Ambitions? Pride? Just shut up! NO ONE deserves this@@jk23414

Countries reallt shouldnt go to war with america, Russia, or North korea....we Ruin Countries. Without mercy. Or any regard for humanity. It is sad.

Sorry to the Japan now but definitely not the Japan then AKA Imperial Japan, those guys stooped to arguably lower levels then a Nuclear Bomb. Ask the eastern side of China during that time.

Being an American myself, I am proud of my country and the fact they stopped Japan dead in their tracks. They were warned to surrender for months but refused to. This is the reality of WAR!

@@davidv.3135 Yea , America made the right choice. Its just such a fucking shame that we bombed a civilian city, with women and children ,far away from the war. Cant imagine being 6 or 7 and suddenly facing death and total destruction with my family. Yea , we won the war, but holy shit what U.S did was brutal. i hope it never comes full circle if you understand what i mean

Peacefull country USA💓💓

There are still some people born with blood disease caused by radiation. They are descendants of survivers.

Haha yeah it’s a popular outdoor brand in Australia and NZ 😊

@@RoyandAimee 😇❣

Maybe if it was 50 years ago.

Indeed, but not only Hirohito, it was the whole Japanese army command and staff and politicians that wanted to fight till the end

​​@@williampitt1537Emperor Hirohito was a puppet of the military government. He appointed General Tojo because he was loyal to him and thought he was the only one who could stop the army from going further into the war. While I don't 100% trust what I read, it's very feasible considering Japanese mentality and human habits. In the end, Hirohito didn't do anything to stop the war. Pressure from the military must've been strong. The worst trait of Japanese is people don't risk speaking up if they are in minority. Emperor Hirohito didn't strike me as a charismatic leader with massive ego like starlin or hitler. From my Japanese standpoint, I think the emperor got carried away rather than proactively involved, but it doesn't mean that he was innocent either. Do you really believe that dropping A-bombs saved millions of lives in a long run? I don't think so. It killed civilians indiscriminatory and affected generations of lives and contaminated the area for decades. Plus it started the production of whole nuclear weapons.

@@lurkmerchant I agree.

Very true but it's nice to see how peaceful Nagasaki has become. Thank you for watching! 😊

Japan was already discussing about the surrender. Even though I don't believe that 100%, that's the reason there are people who question about the necessity of dropping A-bombs. After all, Hirohito was just a puppet of the military government. Emperor said that he thought general Tojo was the only one who could stop the army from going further into the war, but he obviously didn't, or couldn't. He was surrounded by too many anti-american, pro-war group in the military. Emperor Hirohito's crime was that he didn't do anything to stop the war, not to start the war. Sound familiar doesn't it? It happens everywhere and everyday. People stepping into politics and police force with all the good intentions and getting corrupted after few years. You'd be working in a company or a shop, talking to your management to change something but nothing gets done, until something drastic happens. Sure, a-bombs were dropped for a good reason. But it's nothing to feel great about. We should all see it as a lesson to not use missiles and nuclear weapons against anyone ever again. But... humans have a habit of repeating mistakes. Our mentality never really changes, and fundamental issues remain unsolved. With climate change, cyber crimes, space waste and all the issues that we should ask be working together, instead humans are still killing each other under the name of defence and rights. Pathetic. And, I'm telling you, no amount of researching will show what really happened. Both me and you are talking based on our own side of research, but like on textbook and education, there's always some agenda, or something missing or warped. You don't know unless you see the fact for yourself.

They? I mean seriously? Don't you think we should all learn the lesson how to avoid the war and not to kill? It was civillians and many with Christian faith that were killed. Those who were directly involved were still alive.