Location: Located at the southern end of the Japanese island range halfway between Kyushu and Taiwan, the Okinawa prefecture is composed of over 100 small, medium, and large islands. It boasts of mild weather throughout the year.

As the last battlefield of World War II, 200,000 people died in Okinawa It has recognized the importance of peace and human rights under the US political power for 27 years

Erection of the Cornerstone of Peace
Commemorating the dead of World War II, the peace memorial, lessons and succession through the war experiences are displayed.
The place of consolation and learning: monuments and plastic works of art

Okinawa Peace Prize
Establishing peace in the Asian Pacific region and focusing on nonviolence and the security of human beings
Promotion of peace on basis of variety
Establishment: 2001 (1st award in 2002)

Construction of Okinawa Peace Monuments
Commemorating the victims, delivering historic lessons, and formalizing of permanent world peace
'- Opening : April 1, 2004
'- Scope: for 3,800 people
     -3 Area 3,080 pyeong, 3 story buildings
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Others: Human Rights Promotion Works
Human Rights Development Activities: Lectures, Meeting, Data Collection, Newspaper Ads, etc.
Network Building: Operation of the Human Rights Network Building
Peace Declaration: Designated as All Soul's Day (June 23); presented every year