Going to the Museum

Last year when I was bumming around the city I found a museum in Sendai dedicated to the July 1945 air raid. The museum lists it happening on July 10 at 12:03 a.m., but some history sites on the net say July 9. The air raid happened in the early hours of the morning to minimize U.S. casualties. Most of Sendai was destroyed. I found a really interesting story from a pilot's point of view that details his experience.

I was the only person in the museum, but I thought there were others there because of a video that was being played [automatically] in another room. I thought the pictures they had were really interesting, but many museums I've been to don't allow photography inside so I was careful. It was kind of funny, I was so sure there were other people in the museum that I took the pictures as quickly as I could and then slid the camera back into my pocket.

The pictures in the museum were very interesting. Unfortunately, they only had one non-photograph [it was a painting] showing what Sendai was like before the Meiji Era. But the photos they had spanned the "modern" era in Japan so it was interesting to see how the city has changed.

I was a little surprised to see this picture on display. It shows women being trained to use spears in the event of an invasion.

UPDATE: I found that the museum has additional pictures on its website.