Maibam Lotpa Ching
Maibam Lotpa Ching[1] or Red Hills is a historical site of World War II, in Nambol, Bishnupur district of Manipur, India. The site is a small hillock, where the war between the British forces and the Japanese forces took place in the WWII. There is a cemetery in the foothills, which houses the tombs of the Japanese soldiers who died in the war.[2][3]
Imphal Peace Museum
A war museum is also built which houses a collection of rare war items and relics including the weapon materials used by the soldiers during the war.[2]
Commemoration
Every year, many Japanese and British visit the site to pay homage to their ancestors who lost their lives here in the war for their motherland.[4]
In popular culture
See also
- Japanese–Meitei cultural relations
- National recognition of Meitei culture
- Classicism in Meitei civilization
- Intangible cultural heritage of Meitei civilization
- Women in Meitei civilisation
References
- "Peace museum now adorns Maibam Lotpa : 23rd jun19 ~ E-Pao! Headlines". e-pao.net. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- IANS (2017-05-21). "Japan to build war museum in Manipur's Maibam Lokpa Ching". The Statesman. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
- "Maibam Lokpa Ching , India - Location, Facts, History and all about Maibam Lokpa Ching - ixigo trip planner". Ixigo.com. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
- "Maibam Lokpa Ching Imphal, Manipur". Tourmyindia.com. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
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