From March 29 to 31, JCCU and Okinawa Consumers' Co-operative Union co-organized the 33rd Okinawa old battlefield/base tour for co-op members nationwide. 225 members participated.

The aim of the tour was to provide an opportunity for the members to think about peace, learn about the actual situation and current issues facing the Okinawa base. This year the tour was in three courses. 

The first, “basic course” was organized particularly for people who are taken part of the old battlefields-base tour for the first time under the theme “Think about Okinawa and the peace of Japan”.

Participants listening to the story of Shuri Castle destroyed in the Battle of Okinawa

The second, “parentchild course” was organized for families with children and the third, "Henoko-Takae Course" that offered a chance for a tour to the base center in Okinawa.

Participants listening to the story of the reclamation work of Henoko

There was a general feeling among the participants that the best way to reach out to many people regarding peace efforts is to tell the people about what they saw, heard and felt during the tour.