On 22 June 2019, the Imphal Peace Museum opened 20 kilometres south-west of Imphal, the capital of Manipur in North-East India.
The facility, a joint project of the Nippon Foundation and the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, is located at the foot of Maibam Lokpa Ching (Red Hill). It is operated by the Manipur Tourism Forum and stands as a symbol of peace and reconciliation.
What you will see
Among the artefacts and highlights of the museum are diaries and memorabilia of those who returned safely to Japan, and a framed calligraphy by Shinzo Abe, then Prime Minister of Japan, which reads 平和: peace.