I've been to Japan four times to visit our Acquia office, meet with customers and partners, and speak at Drupal events. Over the years, I've come to appreciate the country's "quiet energy". There is something about it, and this photo from Kobe captures that feeling for me.
Tasting A5 Kobe beef in Kobe, Japan, seared in front of us teppanyaki-style. The photo was taken at Misono, the restaurant that invented teppanyaki in 1945.
We visited the A-Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, one of the few buildings that survived the 1945 atomic blast. Everything around it for more than a mile was destroyed, but the Dome remained standing because the bomb exploded almost directly above it. They left it unrepaired so the damage would speak for itself.
Inside the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima, visitors look at a photograph of a child hurt in the atomic bombing. The yellow hats belong to schoolchildren on a field trip. I wondered what goes through their minds in such a heavy place.
The great torii gate on Miyajima Island marks the entrance to the shrine's sacred area. It's one of Japan's most recognizable landmarks and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. I would love to come back one day to photograph it at sunrise or sunset.
