Okinawa Prefecture Pray for those who died in the war 78 years ago
沖縄県では第２次世界大戦で20万人以上が亡くなりました
In Okinawa Prefecture, more than 200,000 people died in World War II.
This is 25% of the people who lived in Okinawa Prefecture at that time.
Okinawa Prefecture has designated June 23rd, the day when the Japanese army stopped fighting in Okinawa, as ”Memorial Day”.
At the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman City, where there was a fierce battle 78 years ago, there was a ceremony to pray for those who died.
Attended by Prime Minister Kishida, Governor Tamaki of Okinawa Prefecture, and family members of the deceased
糸満市にある「魂魄の塔」にも、亡くなった人の家族などが祈りに来ました
The tower contains the bones of about 35,000 people who died nearby
This is the first tower built in Okinawa Prefecture in 1946 for those who died in war.
An 83-year-old man whose parents died in the war said, ”I’ve come here because I don’t have my mother’s bones.
戦争で両親が亡くなった83歳の男性は「母の骨がないので、ここに母がいると思って来ています
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