Memories
in War Memorials, Museums and Monuments
Tokyo, Hiroshima, Okinawa
Japan 2013
Williams College Class of 1945 Student World Fellowship
TOKYO
Torii (shrine gates) into Yasukuni Shrine in Kudan, Tokyo.
The war dead are enshrined and immortalized here, including Class A war criminals indicted at the Tokyo War Tribunals.
Yushukan War Memorial Museum, managed by Yasukuni Shrine.
The museum takes a nationalistic and conservative approach to Japan's involvement in the war.
Kamikaze Monument next to the entrance into Yushukan War Memorial Museum.
Mitama Matsuri, a festival hosted by Yasukuni Shrine.
Yellow lanterns are a trademark of the festival.
Mitama Matsuri at night.
HIROSHIMA
The Memorial Cenotaph in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.
Genbaku Dome (Atomic Bomb Dome), one of the only remaining structures that withstood the nuclear attack.
Paper cranes are a common offering to the atomic bomb victims.
Children's Peace Monument, also known as Sadako's Monument.
Genbaku Dome, next to the Motoyasu River.
There are over 50 monuments in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.
The Hall of Remembrance in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.
Itsukushima Shrine in Hiroshima.
The base of the torii is usually submerged in the sea, but the tide has receded here.
The main hall of Itsukushima Shrine.
The Itsukushima shoreline.
The torii submerged in the tide.
Lanterns are released into Motoyasu River on August 6th, 2013, 68 years after
"Little Boy" was dropped on Hiroshima.
OKINAWA
Jet fighters, bombers and helicopters continue to fly over Okinawan skies.
Okinawa is famous for its beaches, and much of the local economy is sustained by the tourism industry.
Hibiscus are a symbolic flower for the Okinawans.
Former Navy Underground Headquarters.
The holes were made when soldiers comitted suicide with hand grenades.
Sunset in Mihama America Village, Okinawa.
A defensive wall constructed around Shuri Castle.
View from bus station in Itoman.
Himeyuri Peace Museum, which honors the 200 female high school students who assisted the Japanese army in defending Okinawa.
Peace Tower in Okinawa Peace Memorial Park.
Sunset in Mihama America Village. Many foreigners spend their leisure time here.
