Statue of Peace

Never Forget Their Suffering

This statue is a painful reminder of the way Japan forced Korean and women from subjugated territories into sexual slavery for the Japanese Army in World War II.

Moving statue in central Jeonju

We visited the Statue of Peace while walking around the sights in Jeonju. The statue is beautiful and it is a touching memorial to the Korean sex slaves of WWII.

Center of almost everything in Jeonju

This statue is locate in a plaza just beside Pungnammun Gate, Nambu Market, and across Jeonju church and Jeonju hanok village. They held a special performance at night when we came. This place is not ...

A poignant memorial

Lest we forget. The more we travel we learn about the terrible atrocities of war, the Statue of Peace located down near Pungnammun Gate is a memorial to the Korean women who became sexual slaves to t...

韓国語の説明のみでした

豊南門の脇の見通しのきく広場にあるので、割かし目立っていたと思います。象の傍らに説明の書かれた銘板がありましたが、韓国語のみだったので、何が書かれているのか分からなかったです。像にマフラーがまかれていましたが、自分の見ていた範囲では地元の人も関心をもっていないようでした。