Stairs To No-Where
Guarded By Bushy Dogs
WWII Caves (Now used for storing and aging Okinawan sake
Photos from Japan
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Stairs To No-Where
Guarded By Bushy Dogs
WWII Caves (Now used for storing and aging Okinawan sake
150-Year Old Sake
One Heck Of A Long Escalator - Coming up from the caves where soldiers and civilians hid during the 'Typhoon Of Steel' of World War 2
Fruit Or Nut? I dunno
Fermenting Snakes for 'Genki Drinks'
Fermented Snakes - And for you vegan retards out there: I ate three.
Okinawan Dancers
A Good Band - These guys did the theme song for the hit TV drama 'Gokusen' (song name 'No More Cry')
I'm Big In Japan
Roller Blade...? I Think Not
The 'Will'. Still no clue who makes this one. Anyone able to ID it?
Shiquasa Sherbert, S.F. Mint & Ume flavored ice cream
Along with Sugar Cane (from Okinawan sugar cane plants), Mango Tango, Pineapple, and other taste sensations. Funny thing is that if you look hard, you can see ice cream right next to packages of cigarettes. FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY!
Peace Memorial Museum
Where I Am
A Flowing Stream - A stream that ran from up on the hills down through the peace memorial museum and to the sea.
The Basic Concept of the Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum
In late March, a fierce battle such as has rarely been seen in history took place on these islands. The "Typhoon of Steel" that lasted for ninety days disfigured the mountains, destroyed much of the cultural legacy, and claimed the precious lives of upwards of 200,000 people. The Battle of Okinawa was the only ground fighting fought on Japanese soil and was almost as the largest-scale campaign of the Asia-Pacific War. Even countless Okinawan civilians were fully mobilized.
A significant aspect of the Battle of Okinawa was the great loss of civilian life. At more than 100,000, civilian losses far outnumbered the military death toll. Some were blown apart by shells, some finding themselves in a hopeless situation were driven to suicide, some died of starvation, some succumbed to malaria, while others fell victim to the retreating Japanese troops. (SIDE NOTE: Okinawan people at the time were not considered Japanese, they were just residents on an Island owned by Japan, and were treated as such) Under the most desperate and unimaginable circumstances, Okinawans directly experienced the absurdity of war and atrocities it inevitably brings about.
This war experience is at the very core of what is popularly called the "Okinawan Heart," a resilient yet strong attitude to life that Okinawan people developed as they struggled against the pressures of many years of U.S. military control.
The "Okinawan Heart" is a human responce that respects personal dignity above all else, rejects any acts related to war, and truly cherishes culture, which is a supreme expression of humanity. In order that we may mourn for those who perished during the war, pass on to future generations the historic lessons of the Battle of Okinawa, convey our message to the people of the world and thereby contributed to extablishing permanent peace, we have hereby established, displaying the whole range of the individual war experiences of the people in this prefecture, the Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Mesum.
From Year 1975
Inside The Okinawa Peace Museum