“A memory of the war, how do you tell it?”
Before the 75th anniversary of the Tokyo air raid, which killed about 100,000 people, an event was held in Tokyo on the 2nd, in which young generations should think about how to convey memories of the war.
The event was opened by a group of young people working to pass on the horrible memories of the war to future generations.
Approximately 20 people from their teens and 20s participated and visited private facilities in Tokyo's Koto Ward, such as the `` Tokyo Raid and War Information Center, '' where they saw scorched kimonos and photographs of the town that became the burnt field. .
This was followed by a discussion on whether a public facility specializing in the Great Tokyo Air Raid is necessary.
Participants commented that public facilities could show the government's willingness not to repeat the war, and that many people would visit with increased awareness, like the Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Museum. There was also an opinion that school education, etc., could be supplemented regardless of the type of facility.
A male college student who participated said, "I live in Tokyo now, so I thought I needed to know about air raids in Tokyo. I was able to deepen my learning."
Mr. Hiroki Fukushima, the representative of the organizing organization, said, "I want to create more places to discuss the inheritance of memories of the war."