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    Battle of Okinawa

    Overview:The Battle of Okinawa (Japanese: 沖縄戦 Hepburn: Okinawa-sen) (Okinawan: 沖縄戦, Uchinaa ikusa), codenamed Operation Iceberg, was a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa ...

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    Okinawa Senseki Quasi-National Park

    Overview:Okinawa Senseki Quasi-National Park (沖縄戦跡国定公園 Okinawa Senseki Kokutei Kōen) is a Quasi-National Park around the battlefields of south Okinawa, Japan. It was established as a Prefectural Park in ...

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    Gushikawa Castle (Itoman)

    Overview:Gushikawa Castle (具志川城 Gushikawa jō, Okinawan: Gushichan Gushiku) is a Ryukyuan gusuku in Itoman, Okinawa.

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    Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum

    Overview:Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum (沖縄県立平和祈念資料館 Okinawa Kenritsu Heiwa Kinen Shiryōkan) is a museum in Itoman, Okinawa. It was established on June 11, 1975. The Cornerstone of Peace, a ...

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    Itoman, Okinawa

    Overview:Itoman (糸満市 Itoman-shi, Okinawan: イチマン Ichiman or イチュマン Ichuman) is a city located in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The city sits at the southern tip of Okinawa Island.

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    Himeyuri Peace Museum

    Overview: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 ...

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    Okinawa Kaigan Quasi-National Park

    Overview:Okinawa Kaigan Quasi-National Park (沖縄海岸国定公園 Okinawa Kaigan Kokutei Kōen) is a Quasi-National Park on the coast of Okinawa and the Kerama Islands, Japan. It was established as a Prefectural Park ...

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    Cornerstone of Peace

    Overview:The Cornerstone of Peace is a monument in Itoman commemorating the Battle of Okinawa and the role of Okinawa during World War II. The names of over two hundred and forty thousand people who lost their ...

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