Donations are being collected to build a monument for the animated film “Grave of the Fireflies” inside Nishinomiya Earthquake Memorial Park in Okubata.
In Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, the setting of Akiyuki Nosaka’s novel “Grave of the Fireflies,” which was also made into an animated film, local residents have launched an executive committee to install a monument commemorating the work and are seeking donations to cover the production costs.
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Aiming for completion next June
According to Kobe Shimbun NEXT, the executive committee’s representative, Sumio Tsuchiya (76), is calling for support, saying, “We want to leave behind this monument so the horrors of war are never repeated.”
The fundraising goal is 7 million yen, and they appear to be aiming for completion next June.
Nishinomiya Earthquake Memorial Park, where the monument is planned
It’s a spacious park.
Since this is the Earthquake Memorial Park, there is a memorial monument for the victims.
Has the location of the air-raid shelter been identified?
Mr. Tsuchiya of the executive committee seems to have discovered, through Mr. Nosaka’s autobiographical essays and interviews with residents, that the site where the air-raid shelter once stood is now a residential area.
*Captured from Kobe Shimbun NEXT | Hanshin | A “Grave of the Fireflies” monument in Nishinomiya; executive committee seeks donations (2019/8/6)
Where to donate
Donation details are below.
Donations are being accepted at 1,000 yen per unit for individuals and 10,000 yen per unit for organizations. Transfers can be made to Japan Post Bank (account number 14310-88078281, account name “ホタルノハカイインカイ”).
Finally
It seems that the Nishinomiya auntie who appears in “Grave of the Fireflies” is viewed differently depending on the viewer’s age. If you’ve only seen it as a child, watching it again now as an adult may give you a new perspective and lead to fresh discoveries.
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