Before Okinawa returns to the mainland and celebrates 50 years next month, the bonfire rally that was held before the return was reproduced on the night of the 28th, and Cape Hedo, the northernmost point of the main island of Okinawa, and Yoron, the southernmost point of Kagoshima prefecture, were recreated. A red flame rose across the sea on the island.

Seventy years ago, April 28, 1952 was the day when the San Francisco Peace Treaty came into effect and Japan regained sovereignty, but in Okinawa, which was under American rule, it is said to be the day when it was separated from the mainland.

To coincide with this day, a "bonfire rally" was held on the night of the 28th at Kunigami Village, the northernmost tip of Okinawa Island, and Yoron Town, the southernmost tip of Kagoshima Prefecture, across the sea that separates Okinawa from the mainland.



The "bonfire rally" was once held in hopes of returning to the mainland of Okinawa, and visitors included photos and videos of the red flames rising in the dusk sky.



And as the area got darker, the people gathered cheered when they saw the fire in Yoron-cho over the sea.



A man in his 70s who was born in Kunigami Village and had participated in the "bonfire rally" held before returning to the mainland said, "I want you to be happy for your children and grandchildren when you see the bonfire. I feel that the current situation is farther from the return to the mainland that we had hoped for, so I would like to connect the history of Okinawa's fight before the return. " rice field.