Okinawa Prefecture held fieldwork on the 10th in the vicinity of the headquarters trench built by the former Japanese army under Shuri Castle during the Battle of Okinawa at the end of the Pacific War, and teachers and others participated. I participated.
Okinawa Prefecture is aiming to open the 32nd Army headquarters trench, which was built by the former Japanese army under Shuri Castle, to the public from next year onward, as it is an important battle site that conveys the reality of ground warfare.
Against this backdrop, the prefecture held fieldwork on the 10th for teachers and others who play a major role in preserving the memory of the Battle of Okinawa, and 17 people, nearly twice the capacity, participated.
The headquarters trench, which is about 1km long underground, is mostly buried, so now we can only look around the area, but at the time, the Japanese army was sending out Morse code in the area where they put out their antennas. I received an explanation about the hole.
Of the five entrances and exits to the trench, move to the ``5th Exit'', which has a clear location, and there is a kitchen in the back, and the smoke from cooking will prevent the American troops from knowing where you are. They listened to stories about the tense wartime situation, such as how tree branches were used as filters to diffuse smoke.
A junior high school teacher who participated said, ``By coming to a place where I can experience what happened at that time, I have something to convey to my students, and eventually I would like to bring my students there and connect them to peace learning.''