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"During the last days of the Battle of Okinawa, a group of 222 young girls and 18 teachers at the Okinawa Women's Normal School and the First Prefectural Girls High School were ordered by the Japanese Army to join the Haebaru Army Field Hospital medical unit as the Himeyuri Student Corps." - (Okinawa Island Guide) and to the ideal of Peace.

See also

Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum Cornerstone of Peace

References

External links Himeyuri Peace Museum Himeyuri Peace Museum