Map of #沖縄戦
List of #沖縄戦(66)
#auto-translate Monum...
#auto-translate Monument of HURI CASTLE This monument was erected by the US military authorities in 1950 to commemorate the establishment of the University of the Ryukyus. The bronze name...
genjitsu_ (2018/01/15)
#auto-translate Torpe...
#auto-translate Torpedo (propulsion part) of the Japanese Navy The torpedo that was exhibited was discovered during building construction from the site of the former Naval Force housing w...
thimigushiku_tara (2017/06/05)
#auto-translate Okgyo...
#auto-translate Okgyo remains 1 (tomigusuku city designated cultural asset) -Shi was founded as transportation links (Jiajing Yuan) in 1522-SHURI with shimajiri district. Edge bridge at b...
thimigushiku_tara (2017/04/13)
#auto-translate Okgyo...
#auto-translate Okgyo remains 2 (tomigusuku city designated cultural asset) -Shi aims to defend Naha and Naha port are 1522 (Yasushi original) SHURI Castle and military points to the seco...
thimigushiku_tara (2017/04/13)
Salt-Making and the S...
Salt-Making and the Salt Farm Site of Yone
In Yone, the salt fields were that of Irihama-style which used the ebb and flow of the tides. It was once one of the major areas of salt pro...
thimigushiku_tara (2017/04/06)
Ishihiya Bashi (Ishib...
Ishihiya Bashi (Ishiba-shi) Bridge
The Ishihiya Bashi Bridge is located downstream on the Noha River which flows outheast of the Tomigusuku Gusuku castle. Up until the war, it was a b...
thimigushiku_tara (2017/04/06)
The Tagami Shiisa (St...
The Tagami Shiisa (Stone Lion Figure)
This Shiisa is one of the pair stone lion figures of the Tagami community. It is located at the westernmost point of the community to ward off al...
thimigushiku_tara (2017/04/06)
Bin Gusuku (Bin-jo Si...
Bin Gusuku (Bin-jo Site)
Bin Gusuku is constructed on top of a hill, 106 meters above sea level, located on the northeast side of the Bin settlement.
During the Sanzan (three kingdo...
thimigushiku_tara (2017/04/06)
Senaga Island (Senaga...
Senaga Island (Senaga Gusuku)
Senaga Island is located approximately 600 meters off the west coast of Tomigusuku City. The circumference of the island is approximately 1.5 kilometers,...
thimigushiku_tara (2017/04/06)
Ganya and Gango-Sai o...
Ganya and Gango-Sai of Takayasu
Gan refers to the house-shaped palanquin which carries the coffin holding the deceased during a burial ceremony. The Ganya is a building which enshrine...
thimigushiku_tara (2017/04/06)
Tomari Port and Nearb...
Tomari Port and Nearby Historical Sites
Tomari Port prospered in the 13-14th centuries as a port of the Kingdom of the Ryukyus. The development of Naha Port, however, meant that it gradu...
gotosheng (2017/04/04)
Iraha Internment Camp...
Iraha Internment Camp Site
Many facilities to intern survivors and prisoners from the Battle of Okinawa were established across Okinawa Prefecture. Iraha Internment Camp was one of th...
thimigushiku_tara (2017/04/03)
Remains of the Former...
Remains of the Former Izumizaki Bridge
The remains of a bridge over Kumoji River, it is unknown when the bridge was built.
When Naha Port was dredged in 1717, the lzumizaki Bridge was e...
gotosheng (2017/03/30)
Mass Suicide Site (...
Mass Suicide Site (historic site) Cultural Property Designated by Tokashiki Village
Designed on November 30, 2005
Tokashiki Village Board of Education
"The Reality of Mass Suicide - ...
gotosheng (2017/03/27)
Mass Suicide Site
Th...
Mass Suicide Site
This plateau, in this sheltered valley, is the spot of a mass suicide committed by local residents of this island during World War II.
Cornered by the approaching U.S....
gotosheng (2017/03/27)
Memorial to Victims o...
Memorial to Victims of the Tsushima-maru "Kozakura no To"
August 21, 1944. A year before the battle of Okinawa, Tsushima-maru evacuation ship boarded 1661 people, of which 834 were schoo...
gotosheng (2016/08/22)
Tochka
Tochka is a R...
Tochka
Tochka is a Russian military term, describing "POINT" or "HUB" and an important defensive position during the battle.
The Tochka is made of concrete, has a maximum thickness of o...
gotosheng (2016/07/26)
Jinchi-go (Undergroun...
Jinchi-go (Underground bunkers)
The Japanese Forces were stationed in Kakazu and built up underground bunkers around the Kakazu Ridge and the neighboring region.
The construction of the...
gotosheng (2016/07/26)
The Battle at Kakazu ...
The Battle at Kakazu Ridge, Park
On April 1, 1945, the U.S. Armed Forces landed on Okinawa. Kakazu Ridge was the sight of the bloodiest fighting during the battle of Okinawa. Japanese tr...
gotosheng (2016/07/26)
The battle in Kakazu
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The battle in Kakazu
The Defending Japanese Army, the 32nd, delayed the decisive battle with the U.S. Armed Forces. They built up combined positions (several layers deep) in the caves ar...
gotosheng (2016/07/25)
The wall of bullet ho...
The wall of bullet holes
During pre-war Kakazu, many house and the roads were in a grid system. This was a quiet village, surrounded by fields, but the sounds of the Japanese force's boo...
gotosheng (2016/07/24)
