Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum
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.Photo: Araisyohei, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Heiwakinen Memorial Park and Himeyuri Peace Museum.
Heiwakinen Memorial Park
Park
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Heiwakinen Memorial Park is situated 230 metres southwest of Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum.
Himeyuri Peace Museum
Museum
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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. Himeyuri Peace Museum is situated 3½ km west of Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum.
Mt. Yoza
Peak
Photo: Kugel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mt. Yoza is a peak, which is situated 4 km northwest of Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial 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 Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum.
Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum and memorial monument in Japan
- Categories: military museum, peace museum, prefectural museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Southern Okinawa, Okinawa, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
26.09652° or 26° 5′ 48″ northLongitude
127.72524° or 127° 43′ 31″ eastOpen location code
7QR93PWG+J3OpenStreetMap ID
node 602900690OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q4555530
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “متحف محافظة أوكيناوا التذكاري للسلام”
- French: “musée préfectoral mémorial de la paix d’Okinawa”
- French: “Musée préfectoral mémorial de la paix d’Okinawa”
- Fulah: “Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum”
- Japanese: “沖縄平和祈念資料館”
- Japanese: “沖縄県平和祈念資料館”
- Korean: “오키나와현 평화기념자료관”
- Persian: “موزه یادبود صلح استان اوکیناوا”
- Spanish: “Museo Conmemorativo de la Paz de la Prefectura de Okinawa”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 瞑想の森 and View point.
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