Okinawa Peace Memorial Park
沖縄県平和祈念公園
A memorial park on Mabuni Hill, the final battleground of the Battle of Okinawa, where the Cornerstone of Peace bears the names of more than 240,000 war dead.
The park is on the Mabuni coast in Itoman City, at the southern tip of the main island, where the Battle of Okinawa ended in 1945. The black stone monuments of the Cornerstone of Peace, arranged in a radiating pattern, carve the names of all the war dead regardless of nationality. The Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum shows the Battle of Okinawa and civilian casualties in detail, and the observation deck overlooks the Mabuni cliffs and coastline. The park is free, and museum admission is 300 yen (open 9:00 to 17:00). Within about 5 km nearby, the Himeyuri Peace Museum and Himeyuri Tower tell the story of the student nurses and can be visited together with the park. Please remain respectful throughout your visit.
Opening hours
Open all day (archives 09:00–17:00)
Nearby sights
- Okinawa World & Gyokusendo Cave
- Ojima Island (Nanjo)
- Shikinaen Garden
- Senaga Island (Umikaji Terrace)
- Shuri Kinjo-cho Stone-paved Road
- Shuri Castle
- Makishi Public Market
- Kokusai Street