PEACE AICHI, War memorial museum in Yomogidai, Nagoya, Japan
Peace Aichi is a war memorial museum in Nagoya that collects artifacts, documents, photographs, and videos related to the history of armed conflicts in Japan. The exhibition systematically documents how these conflicts changed people's lives.
Noma Mikiko and others opened the museum on 4 May 2007; the NPO Peace Memorial Center for War built it with donations and fundraising. It became a museum-equivalent facility on 24 August 2010. The building, designed by Horiuchi Architectural Laboratory and completed in February 2007, is a three-storey steel structure with 500 m2 of floor space.
The space tells stories of wartime experiences through objects and photographs that show how people in the region lived during that era. Visitors can see how these memories shape today's conversations about peace and understanding.
The museum is open from 11:00 to 16:00 and closed on Sundays and Mondays. It is about a 15-minute walk from Issha Station on the Higashiyama subway line, or take the city bus route Josha 11 to the Jiami stop, five minutes away on foot.
The museum displays original incendiary bomb casings and photographs documenting the destruction of Nagoya landmarks during the air raids. These physical objects help visitors grasp the impact of these historical moments directly.
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