Okinawa Memorial Day Public Talk 2026

Learn About Okinawa's History: Irei No Hi (Battle of Okinawa)
(Language: Japanese with simultaneous English translation)

June 23 is Okinawa Memorial Day. To mark the occasion, a special lecture on Okinawa's history and war will be held on June 17 (Wed) 14:00-16:00 in the OIST Auditorium. 

This is a valuable opportunity to learn about the history of the land and people of Onna Village.

＜Registration required＞

We will welcome Takahiro Seto,from the Onna Village Museum, who will provide context on the Battle of Okinawa, combat zones in Onna Village, and how these events impacted local residents.
In addition, Terunobu Yamauchi, who was born and raised in Onna Village, will join Mr. Seto in a dialogue to share his personal experiences of life in Nakadomari during that time.

＜For OIST community＞

There will be “Reading of the names: The cornerstone of Peace” at OIST on June 5 and 17.

This is an event to commemorate those who died in the Battle of Okinawa by reading aloud their names. The organizer is Okinawan Film Screening group. For more details, visit at TIDA.

For June 5 (Application deadline is May 29.)

https://tida.oist.jp/social-events/call-participants-reading-names-cornerstone-peacepinghenochu

June 17 (Application deadline is June 10.)

https://tida.oist.jp/social-events/call-participants-reading-names-cornerstone-peacepinghenochu-0