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Himeyuri Monument（ひめゆり平和祈念資料館）

ひめゆりへいわきねんしりょうかん Himeyuri Peace Museum

Himeyuri Monument（ひめゆり平和祈念資料館）

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Founded by the surviving students themselves, who gathered the testimony and wrote the wall texts in their own words.

Type	Museum
City / town	Itoman
Area in the prefecture	Southern Okinawa Island

FAQ

Where is Himeyuri Peace Museum?: It is in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It is a museum.
What can I see at Himeyuri Peace Museum?: Founded by the surviving students themselves, who gathered the testimony and wrote the wall texts in their own words. The focus is photography, calligraphy.
When was Himeyuri Peace Museum established?: It dates from 1989.

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Sources

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ひめゆり平和祈念資料館

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