After Russia's military invasion of Ukraine, the number of visitors to the museum in Tokyo, which reports the damage caused by the bombing of Tokyo, is increasing. I want you to face each other and think about it. "
According to the private museum "Tokyo Air Raid and War Damage Information Center" in Koto Ward, Tokyo, the number of individual visitors in March was 1.7 times that of the same period last year, three years before the spread of the new coronavirus infection. It means that it has increased by about 10% compared to before.
In the questionnaire of visitors, there are many descriptions such as "I wanted to know about Japan's past wars by looking at the situation in Ukraine", so the number of visitors to the museum increased due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. I see it as one of the triggers.
A third-year male student attending a high school in Saitama Prefecture who visited the museum said, "What is happening in Ukraine may happen in Japan years or decades later, so I included myself to prevent it. I once again felt that the younger generation needed to learn more about history. "
In addition, a girl student in the third grade of junior high school said, "What is happening in Ukraine overlaps with Japan in the past. I definitely don't want the war to happen."
Yamato Hiejima, curator of the Center for the Tokyo Raid and War Damage, said (Hieshima, Hiroto) "By learning the history of war and air raids, each person can learn about what is happening in Ukraine now and the world in the future. I want them to face each other and give them an opportunity to think about it. "