Tourist attraction

Secondary Junior High School Boys Monument (Nichu Kenji no Tou)

History

This monument was built for offering prayers for peace and for the repose of the souls of the teachers and students of the Okinawa Prefecture Secondary Junior High School who became victims of the Battle of Okinawa.

Basic information

Address
900-0023 1-2-54 Sobe Naha Okinawa On the Jogaku Park grounds
Business hours
Nothing in particular.
Close day
Nothing in particular.
Charge
Free
Parking
None
Access information
A 2-minute walk from the Naha Koko-mae bus stop.

Additional Information

Academic information
This monument was built for offering prayers for peace and for the repose of the souls of 185 students and 9 teachers of the Okinawa Prefectural 2nd Junior High School, who were mobilized into the war as student soldiers. It was relocated to Jogaku from Onoyama on November 20, 1990. A memorial service in honor of the memory of the students and teachers who lost their lives in the war took place at the Okinawa Prefectural 2nd Junior High School Boys Monument on Memorial Day, June 23. Alumni, school teachers, PTA officials, students, a brass band and a choir attend the memorial service.