Suicide Cliff

The mind staggers at the tragic beauty of this place

The mind staggers at the tragic beauty of this place. As American forces advanced on Japanese positions on Saipan in July 1944 / WWII, the defending Japanese forces were compressed in to smaller and s...

suicide cliff/ Saipan... emotionally trying. we need to find a way to avoid war in future..

A SOMBER PLACE. So many Saipan civilians jumped to their deaths , sometimes holding their children. they were told by the japanese armed forces on the island that American soldiers would commit atroc...

Required for a trip to Saipan

This is a must do on Saipan. You need to learn the history of the island, and this is a painful reminder of what war really is. I do wish it had more information, but it's a beautiful place with a hor...

Start at Suicide Cliff and work your way down the cliff to the Peace memorials and Banzai Cliff

Suicide Cliff is at the top of a stunning cliff and is one of the sites in Marpi Point National Historical landmark. The other sites include The Japanese Peace Memorial, The Korean Peace Memorial and...

Beatiful View

Awesome view! The story i've heard was, during world war II, Japanese soldiers and their families would jump off the cliff instead of being caught because of fear that they will be tortured if they ge...