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Kyoikuto

Kyoikuto, or the Tower of Education, is a 30-metre memorial tower in Osaka Castle Park, near the south outer moat. Built in 1936, it commemorates the more than 600 child victims and 25 school staff who died in the 1934 Muroto Typhoon. The tower, made of reinforced concrete and white granite, has two reliefs at its entrance: one shows teachers protecting students during the disaster, and the other shows the emperor at a ceremony. Inside, a central hall holds a monument inscribed with "やすらかに" (roughly "rest in peace"), with side rooms containing plaques listing the names of those interred. Every year, on the last Sunday of October, the Education Festival (教育祭) is held, a commemorative ceremony with floral tributes from senior government and education officials. The site also includes a nearby hydrangea garden.

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Source: kyouikutou-jtu.jp