Saipan where Japanese citizens and soldiers, aware of the impending American victory, chose death over surrender. They cast themselves over the edge
of the cliff and onto the sharp rocks and churning waters below.
Today Bonzai Cliff is the home of several peace memorials, most of them built by the Japanese.
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The Coral Reef Public Awareness in Saipan Project is supported by a National Fish and Wildlife Foundation grant funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
