Chiran Regional Museum

Chiran Regional Museum is a museum in Japan. Chiran Regional Museum is situated nearby to Chiran Peace Museum for Kamikaze Pilots, as well as near the ruins Chiran Training Unit Landing Training Facility.

Opening hours: Thursday—Tuesday 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
Type: Museum
Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chiran Peace Museum for Kamikaze Pilots and Chiran Castle.

Chiran Peace Museum for Kamikaze Pilots

Museum

Chiran Peace Museum for Kamikaze Pilots

Photo: Fuji-s, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The airbase at Chiran, Minamikyūshū, on the Satsuma Peninsula of Kagoshima, Japan, served as the departure point for hundreds of Special Attack or kamikaze sorties launched in the final months of World War II.

Chiran Castle

Castle

Photo: Mizushimasea, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Chiran Castle was a Japanese castle located in the Chiran area of the city of Minamikyūshū, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Its ruins were designated a National Historic Site in 1993. Chiran Castle is situated 1 km east of Chiran Regional Museum.

南九州警察署

Police station

Photo: Sakoppi, CC BY 3.0.

南九州警察署 is a police station, which is situated 1 km north of Chiran Regional Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chiran and Chirancho-Kori.

Chiran

Photo: STA3816, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Chiran is a town in Kagoshima prefecture, part of Kyushu in Japan. It is now administered as part of Minamikyushu City.

Chirancho-Kori

Quarter

Photo: Fuji-s, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Chirancho-Kori is a quarter, which is situated 4½ km northeast of Chiran Regional Museum.

Kiire-Hitokuracho

Quarter

Kiire-Hitokuracho

Photo: Sakoppi, CC BY 3.0.

Kiire-Hitokuracho is a quarter, which is situated 8 km east of Chiran Regional Museum.

Chiran Regional Museum

Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

31.36397° or 31° 21′ 50″ north

Longitude

130.43394° or 130° 26′ 2″ east

Operator

南九州市

Open location code

8Q3G9C7M+HH

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

building=museum

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

OpenStreetMap attribute

wheelchair=yes

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In Other Languages

“Chiran Regional Museum” goes by many names.

Japanese: “ミュージアム知覧”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Chiran Training Unit Landing Training Facility and Shrine honouring war dead of Chiran.

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