“No More War!” Exhibition Opens in Tokyo

On June 12, the exhibition "No More War! Ikusa ya naran do (We must never allow war)—A Message from Okinawa" opened at the Soka Bunka (Culture) Center in Tokyo. The exhibition features some 50 paintings and drawings depicting scenes from the Battle of Okinawa that were created by survivors. To create a record of the battle from a civilian perspective, Soka Gakkai youth in Okinawa began an initiative to gather these images in 1981. To date, some 700 images have been collected. Speaking at the opening ceremony, writer Masaru Sato, who has Okinawan roots, described the exhibition as a valuable effort that transforms painful memories of war into a source for the cultivation of a spirit of peace.

The exhibition will run through September 13, 2026.