Could movies and comments from Olympic athletes have an impact？ A sharp increase in the number of young people visiting facilities related to “kamikaze” attacks in Kagoshima Prefecture， where people are reminiscing about peace．
The number of visitors to a facility in Kagoshima Prefecture that exhibits the wills, letters and personal belongings of kamikaze pilots who lost their lives in the Pacific War is increasing. The Chiran Peace Memorial Museum in Minamikyushu City has seen an increase in visitors since the summer vacation began, with some days seeing more than 3,000 visitors compared to the usual 1,000 or so. Families and young people were prominent among the visitors, each renewing their desire for peace. Regarding the suicide missions, a novel based on the members of the unit, “If I could meet you again at the hill where those flowers bloom. ” (Shiomi Natsue, from Kagoshima City) became a hot topic on social networking sites and was made into a movie. Hina Hayata, a table tennis player at the Paris Olympics, said at a press conference after returning home, “I want to go to the Kamikaze Museum in Kagoshima. He has also attracted attention for saying, “I want to realize that being alive and being able to play table tennis is not something to be taken for granted.” On the 15th, the anniversary of the end of the war, a line of tourists formed at the entrance to the Chiran Special Attack Peace Hall. Minami Nakamura (18), a student from Minamisatsuma City, said, “I saw the movie recently, so seeing the exhibits here makes me grateful for the peaceful days we live in.” Shimo Yomori (21), a student from Moriguchi City, Osaka Prefecture, was invited by her mother. “When I think about what I would have done (during the war), I am speechless. I think it would be a good thing if Hayata’s comments sparked an interest in this area among the younger generation.” Kanoya City is said to have been the site of the largest number of suicide squadrons. At a ceremony held on the 15th to commemorate the soldiers who died during missions from the former naval base in Kanoya, Tatsuo Hirata (80), chairman of the Kanoya Air Base Museum Cooperation Association, mentioned that the museum is visited by many young people, including high school and university students. “I hope this will serve as an opportunity to think about how we can maintain peace and prevent war from breaking out,” he said. According to the Minamisatsuma City Tourism and Exchange Division, 2,820 people visited the Bansei Special Attack Peace Memorial Museum between July and August 15. This has already surpassed the previous record of 2,392 cases recorded in July and August since fiscal 2018. On the 15th alone, over 300 people visited, nearly 100 more than last year. [Minami Nippon Shimbun] 2024/8/18 (Sun) 6:30.
>>5 My relatives went there and said that the ladies in the town were really nice (we’re going to the Philippines now and waiting, it’s not our turn for a suicide mission again…).
Apparently most people who visit this place cry. It’s not something as grand as doing something for your country, but things like letters of gratitude to your mother that really hit home.
By the way, I recently re-read Kakugo no Susume and the exoskeleton heroes were not members of a special attack force but prisoners of war for human experiments. That guy is really aggressive.
There’s been a lot of war-related TV specials and TV specials this year. I just watched Grandpa’s War. Iwo Jima was crazy. They said 28,000 American soldiers died.
There is concern about the rise of right-wing ideology. When you actually read the suicide notes, they’re all like, “Long live the Emperor, Long live the Empire of Japan, I’ll be honored to march out and die gloriously.” It’s a reminder that the majority of the soldiers had become brainwashed suicide machines.
Emperor Showa’s words: “The military gains are coming too quickly.” “It’s hard to accept just stopping the attack on Guadalcanal. “We must launch an offensive somewhere.” “We must somehow strike down ’America.’” “Isn’t there any way to strike down America somewhere?” “Everything is bad, next time they come we want to strike them down.” “Why don’t the local forces launch an attack? If they don’t have enough troops, why don’t they try a counter-landing?” (To the kamikaze special attack units) “We had to go that far, but well done.” (To Konoe’s memorial) “It will be difficult until we achieve some success.” “I regret that this atomic bomb was dropped, but since we are in the middle of a war, I feel sorry for the citizens of Hiroshima, but I think it was unavoidable.”
Incidentally, there was a lot of excitement about visiting Yasukuni Shrine around 20 years ago. Junichiro Koizumi and Tamogami have visited the shrine, and Yoshinori Kobayashi wrote a manga called Yasukuni-ron.
>>51 That was the peak. There was a lot of excitement on 2ch about going to Yasukuni Shrine together, but in the end, it was resolved when they found out that the beautiful woman who was leading the charge was a cult member.
When totalitarianism occurs, crazy things like kamikaze attacks start happening. Japanese people in particular seem to be prone to totalitarianism, and the Constitution must not be changed to stop this.
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