The Noborito Research Institute: Catalyst for Peace Education

A boundary marker near the museum. (© Yokozeki Kazuhiro)

An exterior view of the museum. (© Yokozeki Kazuhiro)

A mock-up of a balloon bomb. (© Yokozeki Kazuhiro)

The certificate from Prime Minister Tōjō Hideki. (© Yokozeki Kazuhiro)

Watanabe Kenji, the instigator of research into the Noborito Institute. (© Yokozeki Kazuhiro)

Museum director Yamada Akira believes it is important to talk frankly about the war in order to pass on the lessons of history. (© Yokozeki Kazuhiro)

Filter tubes of a type actually used on World War II battlefields in Ban’s possession, stamped “military secret.” (© Yokozeki Kazuhiro)

Counterfeit currency materials donated by Tomoegawa Corporation. (© Yokozeki Kazuhiro)

Panels in the museum’s exhibit space. (© Yokozeki Kazuhiro)