Atomic Bomb Museum Nagasaki

Atomic Bomb Museum, Nagasaki - darkometer rating : 10 - The main A-bomb-related space in Nagasaki , near the Peace Park and only a few steps from the hypocentre. The present museum only opened as late as 1996 (in the wake of some 50th anniversary projects), so it is comparatively modern. Even though somewhat smaller than its better- known counterpart in Hiroshima , it's no less a premier dark destination (see top-20 ). In fact in some respects it even surpasses its Hiroshima sister institution. At any rate it's an absolute must for the dark tourist in Japan . > More background info > What there is to see > Location > Access and costs > Time required > Combinations with other dark destinations > Combinations with non-dark destinations > Photos Background info: see under Nagasaki . What there is to see: First things first: many potential visitors will wonder: is it worth visiting this museum if I've already been to the Peace Museum in Hiroshima ? Answer: absolutely yes! And the same applies vice versa, of course – although I can't really imagine any dark tourist would come to Japan and visit Nagasaki but not Hiroshima. There is a certain degree of overlap in the content of the two museums, naturally, but not at much as you might think. The two museums do complement each other very well. Firstly, while the Hiroshima museum is a bit stronger on the history leading up to the atomic bombings, Nagasaki's museum scores points on being slightly better on explaining the physics, not just the workings of the bomb, but also as regards what happened exactly on the ground. Hiroshima has a bit more on the medical details, some of them quite icky, whereas Nagasaki has the more gory footage from immediately after the bombing. Also: Hiroshima may have the better known, even famous artefacts.