From March 29 to 31, 2017 JCCU and Okinawa Consumers' Co-operative Union co-organized the 34th Okinawa old battlefield/American Military base tour for co-op members nationwide. 175 members from 26 consumer co-ops nationwide participated.

The aim of the tour was to provide an opportunity for the members to think about peace in Okinawa and Japan, and learn about the actual situation and current issues over Okinawa base.

On the first day, the participants received a lecture under the title: "Okinawa History - Battle of Okinawa – American Bases in Okinawa", followed by monodrama performance based on testimonies about the ground battle in Okinawa and also listened to a survivor’s experience of the battle in Okinawa.

On the second and third days, visiting tour was held. The tour was in three courses. “The basic course” was organized particularly for people who are participating in the tour for the first time. They visited the Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum to learn the realities of the battle in Okinawa. They also visited bunkers, viewed Futenma Base from Kakazu hill and visited Henoko area.

The "parent-child course" was organized for families with children who also visited the old bunkers and Kakazu hill. Thereafter, they visited a cultural center where many relics are exhibited and "Henoko-Takae Course" offered a chance for a tour mainly aimed to visit places related to existing American bases.

There was a feeling among some of 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