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Hiroshima MOCA Enters a New Era

The Japanese city's museum of contemporary art reopens after an extensive renovation and expansion

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Today in Hiroshima, Genbaku Dome (the UNESCO World Heritage Site in Peace Memorial Park) and the Peace Memorial Museum draw visitors from all over Japan and around the world—many of whom take a train from Kyoto or Osaka and return the same day. And yet, there’s so much more to see in the city, including the recently reopened Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), …

A 390-Year-Old Bonsai Tree that Survived an Atomic Bomb

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Washington DC’s National Arboretum will honor its oldest artifact this week: a 390-year-old bonsai tree from Japan. But perhaps more impressive than its age is the tree’s history—which was fortuitously revealed in 2001. The miniature white pine is actually a survivor of the 9,700-pound atomic bomb that hit Hiroshima and was quietly donated to the museum in 1976 by bonsai master Masaru Yamaki. “I find …

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