Tokyo Bay Surrender Site

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東京湾降伏調印地点

General MacArthur signs the Japanese Instrument of Surrender aboard USS Missouri
General Douglas MacArthur signs the Japanese Instrument of Surrender aboard USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, September 2, 1945. — United States Navy, Public Domain

The waters of Tokyo Bay where Japan formally surrendered aboard USS Missouri on September 2, 1945.

Prefecture
Kanagawa
City
Yokosuka
Region
Kanto
Significance
National
Today
Memorial Site
Access
Open To The Public
Location accuracy
Approximate
Period
1945

Images

The surrender ceremony on the deck of USS Missouri
The surrender ceremony on USS Missouri, September 2, 1945. Hundreds of Allied servicemen crowd every available space. — Army Signal Corps, Public Domain
Aerial view of the Battleship Missouri Memorial at Pearl Harbor, 2014
The USS Missouri is now a museum ship at Pearl Harbor, where visitors can stand on the exact spot where the surrender was signed. — U.S. Navy / MC3 Diana Quinlan, Public Domain

History

On September 2, 1945, the formal surrender ceremony of Japan took place aboard the battleship USS Missouri anchored in Tokyo Bay. Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu and General Yoshijiro Umezu signed the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Allied Supreme Commander General Douglas MacArthur, officially ending World War II. The location in Tokyo Bay, visible from Yokohama and Yokosuka, marks one of the most significant moments in modern history.

Categories

Memorial (primary)

Related events

Formal Surrender of Japan日本の降伏調印式
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Related themes

Imperial Japanese Army大日本帝国陸軍
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Surrender, Occupation & Repatriation終戦・占領・引揚
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Sources

  1. Japanese Instrument of Surrender - WikipediaWebsite
  2. 日本の降伏文書 - Wikipedia（日本語版）Website
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