Evaluation of the Memorial Function in the Designated Management Operations of Okinawa Peace Memorial Park

Abstract

Now that parks are becoming increasingly multifunctional, it has become necessary to evaluate them as public facilities according to their characteristics. This paper analyzes the contents of a report on the monitoring conducted by the designated manager of the Okinawa Peace Memorial Park using a coding method. 63 pages over a three-year span were analyzed, and the results show that a standard designated management evaluation was done and that the memorial function was mainly evaluated in terms of whether events were conducted as voluntary projects. The study considers the fact that efforts are being made to improve the quality of events through citizen participation and regional cooperation and that an evaluation mechanism and items that fully capture the park’s unique characteristics and original efforts should be considered.