Chiran Peace Museum

Chiran Peace Museum Chiran Peace Museum

In the final years of the Pacific War, Chiran was home to an army base for kamikaze operations.

The thoughts and records of many young men who took off from this place, sacrificing their lives, are preserved here.
Photographs of the kamikaze pilots, taken after they received their orders to sortie, depict them with a sorrowful yet calm expression. Also, the display of letters they sent to their families before their final departure, their death poems, and the thousand-stitch belts they were handed before going to war strongly move visitors.

Additionally, there are exhibits such as a Zero fighter plane discovered from the sea, the fully restored Army Type 4 fighter "Shiden," and the Navys' suicide boat "Shinyo."

Outside, the triangular barracks where the kamikaze pilots spent their final days before departure have been reconstructed, offering a glimpse into their last moments. The Chiran Peace Museum was built to preserve and honor the memory of these pilots permanently and to wish for world peace.

TEL 0993-83-2525
Address17881 Kori, Chiran town, Minami-kyushu city
Open9:00〜17:00
FeeOpen all year
Fee

Adults 500 yen
Children 300 yen

PerkingAbout 500 spaces (No charge)
Access

About 1 hour and 20 minutes from Kagoshima Chuo Station by bus
About 1 hour and 15 minutes from Kagoshima Airport by car (using highway & normal road)
About 1hour from Kagoshima Chuo Station by car

Web https://www.chiran-tokkou.jp/en/
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