35 years since the accident of the JAL Jumbo crash The memorial service is limited to bereaved families and related persons. August 12 2:55
It has been 35 years since 12 days since the crash of a Nikko Jumbo aircraft that killed 520 people. To prevent the spread of the new coronavirus in Ueno Village, Gunma Prefecture, where the crash occurred, memorial climbing will be held only for the bereaved family and those involved.
On August 12, 1985, JAL's jumbo planes carrying passengers returning to Obon crashed into the mountains of Ueno-mura, Gunma Prefecture, killing 520 people, the most common aircraft accident in Japan.
Thirty-five years after the accident, the bereaved families of local Ueno villages and others are affected by the new coronavirus, and the day of the memorial climbing aiming for "Osutaka ridge" at the site of the crash is 5 days from the 25th to the 13th of last month. It is distributed and carried out.
Usually, on August 12, nearly 300 people climb the mountain from early morning, but this year is limited to the bereaved family and related persons.
Also, at the memorial service at the memorial garden at the foot of the temple, the memorial service ceremony, such as silence at 6:56 pm at the time of the crash, has been greatly reduced in size compared to the average year, and only the people involved in the village and Japan Airlines. To be implemented.
It has been 35 years since the accident, and as the bereaved family is aging, some of the bereaved families who have climbed every year until now have abandoned the mountain due to the influence of the new coronavirus, how to tell the memory and lessons of the accident The issue is how to proceed.