Japanese-Era Historic Site

Japanese-Era Historic Site is in Sokehs, Pohnpei State. Japanese-Era Historic Site is situated nearby to the ruins Stove, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Stone Look-Out.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pohnpei International Airport and Catholic Belltower.

Pohnpei International Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Mike LaMonaca, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pohnpei International Airport is an airport serving Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia. It is located on Deketik, an islet connected to Pohnpei Island by a causeway. Pohnpei International Airport is situated 3 km northeast of Japanese-Era Historic Site.

The Catholic Belltower is a historic tower at the Catholic Mission in Kolonia, on the island of Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia. The belltower and adjoining masonry apse are all that remain of a church built in 1909 by German and Spanish Capuchin missionaries, when Ponape and the other Caroline Islands were administered as part of German New Guinea. Catholic Belltower is situated 2½ km east of Japanese-Era Historic Site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kolonia and Palikir.

Kolonia

Photo: Gargoylepni, Public domain.

Kolonia is a city on the island of Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia. The municipality of Kolonia has a population of around 6,500 people, but it is the center of an urban area of approximately 13,000 people, including the nearby suburbs of Sokehs Island, Nett and Porakied village.

Palikir

Town

Photo: MaxMonaco, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Palikir is the capital city of the Federated States of Micronesia located in the western Pacific Ocean. A town of slightly under 5,000 residents, it is part of the larger Sokehs municipality, which had a population of 6,964 as of 2024, out of the nation's total population of 106,487. Palikir is situated 6 km southwest of Japanese-Era Historic Site.

Japanese-Era Historic Site

Type: Tourist attraction
Category: tourism
Location: Sokehs, Pohnpei State, Federated States of Micronesia, Micronesia, Oceania
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Latitude

6.96351° or 6° 57′ 49″ north

Longitude

158.1906° or 158° 11′ 26″ east

Open location code

6RRWX57R+C6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 316847451

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Stove and Stone Look-Out.

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