Chiran Peace Museum for Kamikaze Pilots
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.Photo: Fuji-s, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Kagoshima, Japan
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chiran Castle and 南九州警察署.
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 Peace Museum for Kamikaze Pilots.
南九州警察署
Police station
南九州警察署 is a police station, which is situated 1 km north of Chiran Peace Museum for Kamikaze Pilots.
Toyotamahime Shrine
Shinto shrine
Photo: Sakoppi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Toyotamahime Shrine is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 1 km north of Chiran Peace Museum for Kamikaze Pilots.
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 Peace Museum for Kamikaze Pilots.
Kiire-Hitokuracho
Quarter
Kiire-Hitokuracho is a quarter, which is situated 8 km east of Chiran Peace Museum for Kamikaze Pilots.
Chiran Peace Museum for Kamikaze Pilots
- Categories: military museum, history museum, aviation museum, peace museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
31.36376° or 31° 21′ 50″ northLongitude
130.43442° or 130° 26′ 4″ eastOperator
南九州市Open location code
8Q3G9C7M+GQOpenStreetMap ID
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tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q4458048
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Russian—“Chiran Peace Museum for Kamikaze Pilots” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “知覧特攻平和會館”
- Chinese: “知覽特功和平會館”
- Chinese: “知覽特攻平和會館”
- Japanese: “知覧特攻平和会館”
- Russian: “Тиранский музей камикадзе”
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Highlights include Shrine honouring war dead of Chiran and Chiran Regional Museum.
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