Yamagata Prefecture, was organized in people from the 32 Regiment Infantry is ensign is a tower that was built in the land that was Matsusho the, Okinawa Prefecture at the beginning various overseas regions the war dead of been Yamagata Prefecture people from forty thousand more than poster various spirits the It is enshrined. The site area is 1,035.96 m 2 . The number of religious residents is 40,834 pillars, with 765 pillars of war dead in Okinawa war, 25,612 pillars of war dead in the southward region, and 14,457 pillars of other community war dead. In addition, it has not been torn down.
In April 1964, "Yamagata Prefecture War dead Okinawa Memorial Tower Construction Confederation Association" composed of related organizations and organizations was established to build a memorial tower from the Yamagata prefecture battlefield, and as a project of raising Yamagata Prefecture Construction of the tower will proceed. The next year, in February 1965, "Yamagata Tower" was built in the Itoman City Mani-Eli district of Okinawa Prefecture. Stone from Yamagata prefecture was used in the tower. Currently managed by the Okinawa Prefecture Peace Memorial Foundation public interest foundation by consignment of Yamagata prefecture.
1972 of the reversion of Okinawa since, bereaved families, including the representative, memorial service to obtain the attendance of local officials in Okinawa Prefecture is being carried out in the field every year.
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