Himeyuri Peace Museum
Himeyuri Peace Museum opened in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan in 1989. Located within Okinawa Senseki Quasi-National Park, it is dedicated to the Himeyuri Student Corps during the Battle of Okinawa and to the ideal of Peace.Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum
- Also known as: “himeyuri heiwa kinen shiryōkan”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Himeyuri Cenotaph and Konpaku-no-to Monument.
Konpaku-no-to Monument
Memorial
Photo: Lequios-star, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Konpaku-no-to Monument is a memorial, which is situated 1¼ km south of Himeyuri Peace Museum.
Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum
Museum
Photo: Araisyohei, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum is a museum in Itoman, Okinawa. It was established on June 11, 1975. The Cornerstone of Peace, a monument similar to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, is located here. Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum is situated 3½ km east of Himeyuri Peace Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yaese.
Yaese
Town
Photo: Kugel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yaese is a town located in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Yaese was formed on January 1, 2006 by a merger between the town of Kochinda and the village of Gushikami. Yaese is situated 7 km north of Himeyuri Peace Museum.
Himeyuri Peace Museum
- Categories: peace museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Southern Okinawa, Okinawa, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
26.0965° or 26° 5′ 47″ northLongitude
127.69034° or 127° 41′ 25″ eastOpen location code
7QR93MWR+H4OpenStreetMap ID
node 602895164OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q1619050
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Korean—“Himeyuri Peace Museum” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Himeyuri Sülh Muzeyi”
- Bengali: “হিমেয়ুরি শান্তি জাদুঘর”
- Chinese: “姬百合和平祈念資料館”
- French: “himeyuri heiwa kinen shiryōkan”
- French: “musée de la paix Himeyuri”
- French: “Musée de la Paix Himeyuri”
- Fulah: “Himeyuri Peace Museum”
- German: “Himeyuri-Friedensmuseum”
- Japanese: “ひめゆり平和祈念資料館”
- Korean: “히메유리 평화기념자료관”
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Highlights include 中庭 and Ihara Third Surgical Cave.
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