Banzai Cliff Road, Saipan 96950, CNMI
Banzai Cliff is a historic site at the northern tip of Saipan island in the Northern Mariana Islands. It was, along with Suicide Cliff further inland, the site of numerous suicides by Japanese civilians and soldiers, towards the end of theBattle of Saipan in 1944. Hundreds jumped to their deaths rather than be captured by the Americans. Some who jumped did not die and were rescued by American ships.
A 7.5-acre area at the site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.The site is also a contributing element to the Landing Beaches; Aslito/Isley Field; & Marpi Point, Saipan Island National Historic Landmark District.