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Himeyuri Peace Museum

Coordinates: 26°05′47″N 127°41′25″E / 26.096470°N 127.690411°E / 26.096470; 127.690411
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Himeyuri Peace Museum
ひめゆり平和祈念資料館
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General information
Address671-1 Ihara
Town or cityItoman, Okinawa Prefecture
CountryJapan
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 and to the ideal of Peace.[1][2][3]

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References

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  1. ^ 設立について [Establishment] (in Japanese). Himeyuri Peace Museum. Archived from the original on 17 November 2016. 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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