Himeyuri Peace Museum

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 and to the ideal of Peace.[1][2][3]

Himeyuri Peace Museum
ひめゆり平和祈念資料館
General information
Address671-1 Ihara
Town or cityItoman, Okinawa Prefecture
CountryJapan
Coordinates26°05′47″N 127°41′25″E
Opened23 June 1989
Website
Official website

See also

References

  1. 設立について [Establishment] (in Japanese). Himeyuri Peace Museum. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  2. ひめゆり平和祈念資料館 [Himeyuri Peace Museum] (in Japanese). Itoman City. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  3. "Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum" (PDF) (in Japanese). Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum. Retrieved 16 November 2016.


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