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Okinawa Museum

Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum

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沖縄県平和祈念資料館

Learn about the Battle of Okinawa from residents' perspectives at this moving museum.

Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum
Syohei Arai CC BY-SA 4.0 resized via Wikimedia Commons

What it is

  • Opened in April 2000, replacing an older museum.
  • Dedicated to the Battle of Okinawa and its impact.
  • Focuses on the experiences of local residents.

What to see

  • Low-rise building designed to resemble red-tiled villages.
  • Exhibits with testimonies from Okinawa residents.

Getting there

  • Located within Itoman City's Okinawa Senkoku National Park.
  • Found inside the larger Peace Memorial Park.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

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