Site of the Dongjiagou Japanese Military Comfort Station

Site of the Dongjiagou Japanese Military Comfort Station

The Site of the Dongjiagou Japanese Military Comfort Station is a cultural tourism attraction and a patriotic education base.

Site of the Dongjiagou Japanese Military Comfort Station

The Site of the Dongjiagou Japanese Military Comfort Station is located by the small Dongjiagou stream in the old town center of Longling. It was originally a private residence belonging to the local Dong family. The house was built in 1921 as an earthen-and-timber connected quadrangle courtyard, covering an area of 1.26 mu, with a floor space of 367 square meters. The entire compound consists of 30 rooms of various sizes, featuring exquisitely ornate interiors, and was once a well-known wealthy family mansion in the area.

After the Japanese army occupied Longling in 1942, the residence was forcibly taken over and turned into a military comfort station for Japanese troops in the urban area. Between 1942 and 1944, 15 women—conscripted from Japan and Korea—were kept there for the sexual pleasure of Japanese soldiers.

In October 1944, the Expeditionary Force laid siege to Longling with 100,000 troops. On November 1, during the fiercest fighting, all these innocent women were taken by the Japanese army to Tangjiagou at the foot of Guanyin Temple, where they were either shot or forced to take poison and commit suicide.

The compound is currently unoccupied and has suffered significant natural damage, with the front building having been destroyed.

Address: By the small Dongjiagou stream in the old town center of Longling