Itoman City
Reiwa 5 Okinawa Memorial Service for All War Dead
- Events
- Real-life event
Schedule
2023.06.23(金)
Start:11:50 Close:12:40
Venue
Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Park 〒901-0333 444 Mabunjin, Itoman-shi, Okinawa Prefecture
Contents
This year, general attendees will enter the venue and general incense will also be burned after the ceremony. A free shuttle bus will be operated from the prefectural office.
[Related events]
● Okinawa Memorial Service for All War Dead Eve Festival
Date and time: 6/22 (Thursday) 19:00-20:30
Location: Okinawa Peace Hall
Contents: Comfort the spirits of the war dead, pray for permanent peace in the world, offer the Requiem Fire, the Peace Bell, perform Ryukyu classical music, and perform Ryukyu dance.
Organizer: Okinawa Association Foundation (TEL: 03-5283-5111 http://www.okinawakyoukai.jp/)
●Peace Prayer Memorial March
Date: 6/23 (Friday) Time is being adjusted
Itinerary: From the front of the Himeyuri Cenotaph (War Memorial for school girls) to the Peace Memorial Park
Description: In order to pass on the preciousness of peace, a peace march will be held to commemorate the fierce battlefields in the south.
Organizer: Okinawa Prefecture Bereaved Family Federation (TEL: 098-834-2811)
●Pillar of Light of Peace
Date and time: 6/22 (Thursday), 23 (Friday) 20:00-22:00
Location: Foundations of Peace
Contents: A searchlight is irradiated into the sky above Fumihito Chima, where the Battle of Okinawa ended, as a pure white “pillar of light of peace.” Thus, the war dead in the Battle of Okinawa are commemorated without the exception of enemies and allies, and the thoughts of peace in Okinawa are conveyed.
Organizer: Okinawa Prefecture Peace Foundation (TEL: 098-997-2765 http://heiwa-irei-okinawa.jp/)
● Free admission to the Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum and Okinawa Peace Memorial Hall (6/23)