75 years after the sinking of the transport ship "Ukishima Maru", a memorial ceremony was held at Maizuru, Kyoto, August 24, 16:06.
A transport ship carrying people returning to the Korean Peninsula immediately after the end of the war, "Ukishima Maru", sank in Maizuru Bay in the northern part of Kyoto Prefecture, killing more than 540 people on the 24th, 75 years later. A memorial service was held in Maizuru City, Japan.
The Ukishima Maru, a carrier of the former Japanese Navy, exploded and sank in Maizuru Bay in Kyoto Prefecture on August 24, 1945, shortly after the end of the war 75 years ago, and was in the process of returning to Japan from Japan. It is said that more than 540 people were killed, including workers from the country of origin.
At the memorial ceremony held at the seaside park in Maizuru City, Kyoto Prefecture, where the memorial monument is located, to prevent the infection of the new coronavirus, the number of attendees was limited to 10 people and the memorial service and chorus were suspended. The scale was reduced significantly.
After silence, Chairman Katsuhiko Yoe of the organization that continues to mourn the victims said, ``While returning to my dream home and refraining from reuniting with my immediate family, I encountered an unexpected disaster and died. The sadness and regret that I lost was hard to describe in words. I must fulfill my responsibility as a Japanese person to continue and convey the disaster."
After attending the flowers at the memorial, the participants threw the flowers into Maizuru Bay and quietly joined hands. A man in his 60s who attended said, "I want to use these ceremonies as an opportunity to convey memories to the younger generation."