Etched Sorrow·Rakutō / Demachiyanagi

Memorial Stone to Yun Dong-ju

A stone in memory of Yun Dong-ju (1917–1945), who studied at Doshisha University and is loved in Korea as a national poet. Arrested under the Peace Preservation Law, he died in a Fukuoka prison in 1945, only twenty-seven. The monument stands in the quarter where he once lodged, keeping his spirit near.

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These notes come from desk research. Local traditions vary.