The USS Missouri was moored in nearby Bremerton for decades until they moved her to Hawaii in the late 90’s. We toured it more than once, there is a bronze plaque in the exact spot on deck where the Japanese surrendered.
Following our tour of the Missouri, we boarded a Navy open boat to visit the Arizona Memorial. The “tears of the Arizona” Number 6 oil was still oozing from the wreck. I recognized this in a whiff as it reminded me of the fuel used on Great Lakes steamers.
Among the tour seekers were some college-age Japanese girls, one of whom spoke English. I asked what brought them to Pearl Harbor and she said, “We wanted to see what our fathers and grandfathers had done. The Pacific War is not taught in Japanese schools.”