Shunan City Kaiten Memorial Museum〔周南市回天記念館〕
It is a facility to learn about peace through the history of the human torpedo "Kaiten".
The panel exhibition introduces the history, historical background, life at that time, etc., by focusing on relics and suicide notes related to Kaiten.
Near the Memorial Museum, there are also remains of the Kaiten training base and the tunnel that carried the Kaiten.
Other Kaiten-related facilities can be found here.
Information (Kaiten Memorial Museum)
| Address | 1960 Ozushima, Shunan CIty, Yamaguchi Prefecture |
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| Opening Hours | 8:30 - 16:30 |
| Closed | Every Wednesday (the next day if it is a holiday or holiday) Year-end and New Year holidays (December 29 - January 3) |
| Charge | Individuals: Adults 310 yen, students and children under the age of 18 are free Groups (30 people or more): per Adult 250 yen |
| Access | 20-45 minutes by ferry from Tokuyama Port (normal season). Disembark at "Umashima Port", 10 minutes on foot |
| Inquiries | Shunan City Kaiten Memorial Museum Tel.+81-834-85-2310 |
| Official Website | 周南市回天記念館 |
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About Kaiten
The Kaiten was a special attack weapon - a torpedo equipped with a massive amount of explosives, piloted by a human to crash directly into enemy ships.
The term "Kaiten" translates to "turning the heavens" or "reversing fortune."
This weapon was developed in the final stages of the Pacific War in a desperate attempt to turn the tide of the conflict. Ozushima served as a training base for Kaiten pilots, where young men, around 20 years old, gathered from across Japan to undergo rigorous daily training. These pilots then embarked on missions to protect their homeland during a time of extreme adversity.
