Mount Mabuni - Mabuni-dake

Japanese: 摩文仁岳 - まぶにだけ

Located in Itoman City, at the southern tip of Okinawa Island (the main island) in Okinawa Prefecture, this hilly area is made up of a sloping massif of Ryukyu limestone. The southern end is a sea cliff 88m above sea level, and from there it slopes gently north. This was the site of the final fierce battle of the Battle of Okinawa in World War II, and the headquarters and field hospital were located in the limestone caves, where many casualties occurred. Near the summit are the Tower of Dawn and Tower of Healthy Children, as well as a number of memorial towers for war dead from prefectures and organizations, making it a Peace Memorial Park. It is part of the Okinawa Battlefield Quasi-National Park. [Doumae Ryohei]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

沖縄県沖縄島(本島)南端，糸満市にあり，琉球石灰岩の傾斜地塊からなる丘陵地。南端は標高88mの海食崖で，ここから北に緩く傾斜している。第2次大戦の沖縄戦最後の激戦地で，鍾乳洞には司令部や野戦病院が置かれ，多くの犠牲者を出した。頂上付近には〈黎明之塔〉や〈健児之塔〉があるほか，都道府県や団体の戦死者慰霊塔がたち並び，平和祈念公園となっている。沖縄戦跡国定公園に属する。【堂前亮平】

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