Overview

• On June 4, the emperor, empress and Princess Aiko laid flowers at the National War Dead Peace Mausoleum in Itoman and the Cornerstone of Peace on Mabuni Hill.
• They toured the Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum and spoke with survivors and bereaved families about wartime suffering.
• Princess Aiko’s first visit to Okinawa underscores efforts to pass on the memory of World War II to the next generation.
• The family will visit the Tsushima Maru Memorial Museum and inspect Shuri Castle’s main hall restoration on June 5 before returning to Tokyo.
• They are scheduled to visit Hiroshima on June 19 to honor victims of the 1945 atomic bombing and further promote historical understanding.