Maibam Lokpa Ching 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.[1][2]

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.[1]

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.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 IANS (2017-05-21). "Japan to build war museum in Manipur's Maibam Lokpa Ching". The Statesman. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  2. ↑ "Maibam Lokpa Ching , India - Location, Facts, History and all about Maibam Lokpa Ching - ixigo trip planner". Ixigo.com. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  3. ↑ "Maibam Lokpa Ching Imphal, Manipur". Tourmyindia.com. Retrieved 2020-05-13.

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