Japanese Elementary School for Ponapean Children, Kolonia
Facts and practical information
The Japanese Elementary School for Ponapean Children is a historic school building in Kolonia, the capital of Pohnpei State in the Federated States of Micronesia. The surviving building is one of two reinforced concrete buildings, constructed c. 1920-21 by the Japanese authorities of the South Seas Mandate, which included the island of Pohnpei, then known as "Ponape". These buildings were the sole educational facility on the island for native children, those of Japanese dependents attending a separate, segregated facility. They were heavily damaged by bombing during World War II, with one of them being demolished and the other restored for use as part of the island's hospital. ()
Kolonia
Japanese Elementary School for Ponapean Children – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Sokehs Mass Grave Site, Catholic Belltower, Shinto shrine, German Cemetery.