Yaeyama Peace Memorial Museum

The history of the struggle to control malaria infection

この祈念館には『平和』と銘打っているが、『戦争そのもの』というより、戦時（特に末期）及び戦後に住民を苛み苦しませてきたマラリア感染という『間接的な戦禍』の経緯と収束に向けた努力や行程が展示されている祈念館である。 八重山諸島は直接的な戦禍に巻き込まれたわけではない（そのため、『戦争そのもの』の資料の展示は極めて少ない）が、冬季でも暑く湿度の高い気候、当時は充分な医療体制があるわけがなく、さらに沖...

Is malaria a war compared to the main island?

Original Text

I read the report that "Forget-for-God Stone" has been repaired. After seeing the bullet marks in Shinei Park, I went to the memorial hall. War malaria would have been a tragedy, but what does the "war malaria tragedy" have to do with peace? I also read a book called "Sergeant Yamashita", who died in recent years, but the theme and the contents of the exhibition did not match.

War Malaria

Original Text

I rented a bicycle from the 730 intersection, but I was distracted by the Gushiken Yoko Memorial Hall opposite and went too far once. It was a prayer hall standing just across the road, and it was a large site with a parking lot. I thought it was a facility with the meaning of reflection on World War II, but in reality, the exhibition centered on the fact that I suffered from malaria, and the image was a little different. It was full of things I didn't know because of the content that I couldn't report too much.

i stopped by on the way back from arakawa dining room.

Original Text

I knew that many people died in Malaria during the battle of Okinawa, but it was real that the dolls were reproduced at that time. There was also a record of food during the war, so I had an interesting tour. If you understand the old days of Ishigaki Island and visit sightseeing spots, the depth will increase.

Telling the Realm of War Malaria to Children

Original Text

Until I went to Ishigaki Island, I didn't even know the word war malaria. It is a facility that conveys the actual situation of war malaria that occurred during the Battle of Okinawa in the Yaeyama Islands. Due to the forced evacuation to the malaria disease area due to military life during the war, half of the population suffered, and more than 3000 people died. I would like you to visit it as a facility related to war and peace.