Peace Memorial Park
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Okinawa National Peace Memorial Park or Okinawa-senseki Kokutei Kōen is a memorial park for the soldiers who died for the Okinawa battle or war. It lists name of the soldiers of all sides- Japan and U.S., while it also lists some soldiers from Taiwan, South Korea and North Korea. In one section of the Park, it lists the name of sailors who worked in Japanese cargo boats which were attacked by U.S. navy [mainly by submarines] and sunk in Pacific Ocean. In another area, it documented the name of students, mainly female students, in Okinawa, who were conscripted as nursing or Medi-Care for the injured soldiers. Up to now, the Park has listed about 240,000 people who died at the Okinawa battle. Other than viewing for the memorials for soldiers and other people who died for the wars, visitors can actually visit the site for its well-designed monuments, ocean views, etc. For monuments alone, there are about 100 monuments in the Park, which is designed for seeking the global peace forever, while it uses large sum of soldiers and other people who died in the Okinawa battle to indicate the cruelty of the past war. The Park is free for admission, and there are a few public toilets for visitors.
Ben HsuBen Hsu
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May those who perished during the horrible times of pacific war. Okinawa story is one tragic story where the innocent were tricked and conned into fighting for immoral governments and falling in to nationalist propaganda. They say one in three Okinawa citizens fell victims to this war lead by crazy nationalist imperialism and the American war machine. This peace memorial holds tombstones of American soldiers on the left side, tombstones listing names of Japanese soldiers who came from other provinces of Japan, and tombstones listing names of local Okinawa citizens who died. Some Okinawa citizens died by jumping off cliffs fearing American soldiers as blood thirsty killers and cannibals or waited inside caves until American soldiers approached near and entire families committed suicide. This is one sad and emotional place where you need to visit if you are in Okinawa.
Jung LeeJung Lee
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Nearby Attractions Of Peace Memorial Park
Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum
Cornerstone of Peace
Okinawa Peace Hall
Uchina Farm
Mabuni Hill
War Memorial to Koreans
Kondei Memorial Tower
Reimei Memorial Tower
Kuge Memorial Tower

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Basic Info
Address
444 Mabuni, Itoman, Okinawa 901-0333, Japan
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+81 98-997-2765
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Website
kouen.heiwa-irei-okinawa.jp
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attractions: Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum, Cornerstone of Peace, Okinawa Peace Hall, Uchina Farm, Mabuni Hill, War Memorial to Koreans, Kondei Memorial Tower, Reimei Memorial Tower, Kuge Memorial Tower, restaurants: パーラーデイゴ

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