Kyoikuto

People from all over Japan responded to this call, including children, students, teachers and volunteers, and together, they contributed more than 320,000 yen for building the memorial tower.

Since then, people that die while in the service of the education system may be buried here, if certain criteria are met,[7] most notably the victims of Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake in 1995.

The relief on the left depicts the teachers protecting the students while during the typhoon disaster.

[4] The most notable feature of the tower is the three kanji words "教育塔" displayed vertically, and can be seen from a distance.

The finial (tip) of the tower is known as a sōrin, a typical feature of pagoda in Japan, revealing its religious origin.

The ritual was originally held in Shinto or Buddhist style, but the religious elements are removed when Japanese Teachers Association took over the maintenance and management of the tower and sponsorship of the Education Festival, from the now dissolved Imperial Education Council.