In l965, standing on the spot where the atomic bomb exploded above Nagasaki on August 9 , l945, destroying a third of the city and killing or injuring 150,000 people , an Australian tourist , who described himself as "Uncle at Large" wrote his thoughts about the momentous event on the back of a Peace Statue postcard, one of many he bought and sent home .
He said it was a queer sensation to stand there and try and imagine the horrendous blast.
One of the many places in which he stayed was the " beaut " Hiroshima Grand Hotel, that city also obliterated by an atomic bomb on August 6, l945.
On the back of a postcard, he penned what he suggested might be judged "crazy", wide - ranging samples of the Japanese way of life. This was in the form of a long list of subjects , with yes or no after each one , seemingly indicating each had or had not been tasted, seen , watched, sampled , experienced.
It included Raw fish (yes), Saki (no) ,Tempura fried fish (yes), Geishas (no) ,Turkish bath (yes), Strip Show (yes) , FastTrain / Bullet-130mph-(yes), Oyster Girls (yes ) .
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