Himeyuri Peace Museum

Himeyuri Peace Museum
ひめゆり平和祈念資料館
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General information
Location671-1 Ihara, Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates26°05′47″N 127°41′25″E / 26.096470°N 127.690411°E / 26.096470; 127.690411
Opened23 June 1989
Website
Official website

Himeyuri Peace Museum (ひめゆり平和祈念資料館, Himeyuri Heiwa Kinen Shiryōkan) 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[1] and to the ideal of Peace.[2][3][4]

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References

  1. ^ "During the last days of the Battle of Okinawa, a group of 222 young girls and 18 teachers at the Okinawa Women's Normal School and the First Prefectural Girls High School were ordered by the Japanese Army to join the Haebaru Army Field Hospital medical unit as the Himeyuri Student Corps." - [1] (Okinawa Island Guide)
  2. ^ 設立について [Establishment] (in Japanese). Himeyuri Peace Museum. Archived from the original on 17 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  3. ^ ひめゆり平和祈念資料館 [Himeyuri Peace Museum] (in Japanese). Itoman City. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum" (PDF) (in Japanese). Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
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