In Photos: People pray for souls of war dead on Okinawa Memorial Day

In Photos: People pray for souls of war dead on Okinawa Memorial Day – The Mainichi

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People put their hands together to pray in front of the Konpaku-no-to Monument in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on Okinawa Memorial Day, June 23, 2025. (Mainichi/Tatsuro Tamaki)

Genshin Maeshiro, 92, left, places a portrait of his older brother Gensho at the Konpaku-no-to Monument in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on Okinawa Memorial Day, June 23, 2025. He commented,

Hideko Kinjo, 79, joins her hands together to pray in front of her father Seiichi Sueyoshi's inscribed name in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on Okinawa Memorial Day, June 23, 2025. Since Hideko was in her mother's womb at the time, she says,

Kiyoko Arakaki, 75, gazes at the Cornerstone of Peace monument, on which the names of her relatives including her grandfather are inscribed, at Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on Okinawa Memorial Day, June 23, 2025. She commented,

A person places their hands together in tribute in front of the Konpaku-no-to Monument in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on Okinawa Memorial Day, June 23, 2025. (Mainichi/Tatsuro Tamaki)

The Konpaku-no-to Monument, where many people gathered from early in the morning to pray for the war dead, is seen in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on Okinawa Memorial Day, June 23, 2025. (Mainichi/Tatsuro Tamaki)

Yoshiko Chinen, 84, sheds tears as she remembers her two older brothers who died in the war, at the Konpaku-no-to Monument in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture on Okinawa Memorial Day, June 23, 2025. She commented,

Mutsumi Nakasone and her family members put their hands together to pray at the Cornerstone of Peace monument in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on Okinawa Memorial Day, June 23, 2025. Mutsumi's grandmother Ushi Higa died in the Battle of Okinawa. She visited the monument with her five grandchildren. (Mainichi/Shinnosuke Kyan)

Many flowers and snacks are offered at the Konpaku-no-to Monument in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on Okinawa Memorial Day, June 23, 2025. Visitors continued to arrive at the monument to pray from early in the morning. (Mainichi/Tatsuro Tamaki)

A family of three generations commemorates relatives who died in war, at the Cornerstone of Peace monument in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on Okinawa Memorial Day, June 23, 2025. (Mainichi/Tatsuro Tamaki)

Foreign military personnel visit the Cornerstone of Peace monument in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, June 23, 2025, observed as Okinawa Memorial Day. (Mainichi/Tatsuro Tamaki)

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