In the southern part of Okinawa, at Mabuni, is located the Okinawa Peace Memorial Museum and Peace Prayer Park. One of the final battles for Okinawa took place here. Saturday was gray and gloomy, raining at times but we were not to be deterred. The Museum contains numerous exhibits featuring the history of Okinawa. But even more it helps document the story of the Battle of Okinawa in 1945 and the effects of the battle on the land of Okinawa and it's people.
The Cornerstone of Peace memorial is a set of granite walls set in a wave like pattern. The walls contain the names of Japanese, Korean and American lives that were lost as a result of the Battle of Okinawa. Over 234,000 names are engraved so far.
The Heiwa-no-Oka (Peace Hill) monument was built in 2001. On the granite archway is the inscription "A Strong Will Toward Peace".
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