JEJU, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Scores of relics of imperial Japan, which occupied the Korean Peninsula from 1910-1945, still remain scattered here and there on Jeju Island.
According to an investigation by the Jeju History and Culture Promotion Agency, a total of 176 stone markers engraved with the Japanese name of the era still remain scattered across the island.
Most of the stone markers were set up to commemorate the provision of financial support or land under the pretext of village prosperity and educational promotion.
Also found were 125 military facilities that were established when Japanese troops were stationed on Jeju Island.
Among 110 military facilities, excluding nationally registered cultural heritages, 101 were cave strongpoints.
The agency proposed a string of follow-up measures, including installing description boards and stone markers, establishing an R&D foundation, promoting the discoveries as educational sites, and selecting certain objects for removal.
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