It has been 36 years since the crash of a JAL jumbo jet that killed 520 people in 12 days.
In Ueno Village, Gunma Prefecture, where the crash occurred, memorial climbing is carried out only for the bereaved family and related parties in order to prevent infection with the new coronavirus.
On August 12, 1985, a jumbo jet of Japan Airlines carrying returnees from Obon crashed in the mountains of Ueno Village, killing 520 people, the largest number of aircraft accidents in Japan.
Every year, on August 12, many people, including the general public, climb a memorial to the crash site "Minetaka no ridge", but the villages continue from last year to prevent infection of the new corona. Therefore, the number of people who can climb is limited to bereaved families and related persons, and a gate is set up on the road to the trailhead for 3 days from the 11th.
The memorial service held at the "Memorial Garden" at the foot of the mountain will not be attended by the bereaved family as it was last year, and about 20 people including villagers and Japan Airlines officials will remain silent at 6:56 pm in the crash. I am going to do.
It has been 12 days and 36 years since the accident, and it seems that some bereaved families have given up climbing because of their old age or the new corona, and the issue is how to convey the memories and lessons of the accident.