 Last additions - Shunan 周南市 |
Kaiten training routes around Ozushima. The pilots trained by driving the kaiten around the upper or lower half of the island or navigating in a straight line for 3 km. The launch site is on the lower left.Oct 08, 2013
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The trees along the main road in front of Tokuyama Station was festooned with lights.Jan 19, 2013
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Some couples posed or kissed in front of this one. I had to wait a while before no one was there. Good for Valentine's.Jan 19, 2013
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It's called the Shunan Winter Tree Festival. 周南冬のツリーまつり （周南イルミネーション）Jan 19, 2013
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Holiday lights in front of JR Tokuyama Station's north side in late 2012. They do this in Nov. and Dec.Jan 19, 2013
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Gingko trees line JR Tokuyama Station's north side. At night, these trees are lit up during the end of the year.Jan 19, 2013
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Road in front of JR Tokuyama Station's north side.Jan 19, 2013
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Shunan, Yamaguchi manhole.Jan 19, 2013
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JR Tokuyama Station's south side.Jan 19, 2013
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Main dragJan 19, 2013
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Minami Ginza shopping arcade near JR Tokuyama Station's north side.Jan 19, 2013
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Inside a bus from JR Tokuyama Station.Jan 19, 2013
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Bus stops at JR Tokuyama Station.Jan 19, 2013
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In front of JR Tokuyama Station's north side are taxis. Behind them are bus stops.Jan 19, 2013
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Tourist info office at JR Tokuyama Station.Jan 19, 2013
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JR Tokuyama Station north side.Jan 19, 2013
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JR Tokuyama Station north side.Jan 19, 2013
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JR Tokuyama Station turnstile.Jan 19, 2013
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JR Tokuyama Station and Sanyo Line train.Jan 19, 2013
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Also on the 2nd floor is a room showing the history of Tokuyama.Jan 19, 2013
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Another famous portrait by Hayashi is this one of novelist Sakaguchi Ango. Talk about writer's block. Instead of having a Delete key, he just literally trashed his mistakes. Jan 19, 2013
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Hayashi was also famous for his portraits of famous Japanese novelists. This is a replica of a bar which was a backdrop for one of his famous portraits of Osamu Dazai.Jan 19, 2013
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Hayashi's photos of parentless and dirty street kids smoking and repatriated Japanese soldiers are important visual records of those years.Jan 19, 2013
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Hayashi continued to shoot photos even while on a wheelchair during his final years. His wheelchair and camera equipment (used for his Tokaido Road series) are displayed in the center of the room. He used Contax cameras.Jan 19, 2013
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Entrance to the Hayashi Tadahiko exhibition room. Hayashi is noted for his photos of the post-war years when Japan was poor and devastated by the war. Jan 19, 2013
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Inside the Hayashi Tadahiko exhibition room. Quite spacious. It also has a small video theater interviewing him and showing him at work.Jan 19, 2013
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Tadahiko Hayashi was from Tokuyama and his family donated all his photos and camera equipment to this museum.Jan 19, 2013
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Shunan Museum of Art and History has a large exhibition room dedicated to photographer Tadahiko Hayashi (1918-1990). Jan 19, 2013
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Second floor of Shunan City Museum of Art and History.Jan 19, 2013
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Lobby of Shunan City Museum of Art and History.Jan 19, 2013
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Entrance to Shunan City Museum of Art and History. Admission 200 yen.Jan 19, 2013
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The Shunan City Museum of Art and History is a nice, modern museum. A short bus ride from JR Tokuyama Station.Jan 19, 2013
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Large car ferry at Tokuyama Port.Jan 19, 2013
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Approaching Tokuyama Port.Jan 19, 2013
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Tokuyama industrial zone in Shunan, Yamaguchi Prefecture.Jan 19, 2013
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Tokuyama's coast is lined with industry.Jan 19, 2013
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Tokuyama Port offloading a container ship for Costco.Jan 19, 2013
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Tokuyama Port offloading a container ship for Costco.Jan 19, 2013
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Tokuyama Port offloading a container ship for Costco.Jan 19, 2013
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Tokuyama Port offloading a container ship for Costco.Jan 19, 2013
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Tokuyama, ShunanJan 19, 2013
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Secluded beach on an island. So many islands in Seto Island Sea.Jan 19, 2013
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Quite a few islands in the Seto Inland Sea are scarred by cement makers.Jan 19, 2013
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Leaving Ozushima.Jan 19, 2013
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Oil refineries along Tokuyama.Jan 19, 2013
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It's a scenic boat ride between Ozushima and Tokuyama in the Seto Inland Sea with lots of boats.Jan 19, 2013
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Kaiten Memorial Museum can be seen on this hillside with the flag pole.Jan 19, 2013
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Leaving Ozushima.Jan 19, 2013
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Car ferry back to Tokuyama Port. It takes about 45 min. to Tokuyama Port from Ozushima.Jan 19, 2013
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Car ferry back to Tokuyama Port.Jan 19, 2013
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Back to the port.Jan 19, 2013
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Museum's founder, Katsuro Mori who collected many kaiten-related artifacts for the museum.Jan 19, 2013
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Drawing of a submarine loaded with kaiten sailing away from Ozushima with a seaplane overhead.Jan 19, 2013
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Drawing of a kaiten being transported to the test launching site on Ozushima.Jan 19, 2013
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Kaiten hatch.Jan 19, 2013
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Exhibits in the Kaiten Memorial Museum.Jan 19, 2013
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Final testaments by kaiten pilots on suicide missions. They were only 18-20 years old.Jan 19, 2013
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Kaiten mounted on a sub for launching.Jan 19, 2013
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Replica of kaiten's pilot cockpit.Jan 19, 2013
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Replica of kaiten's pilot cockpit seat.Jan 19, 2013
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Replica of kaiten's pilot cockpit.Jan 19, 2013
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Scale model of wartime Ozushima island.Jan 19, 2013
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Inside the Kaiten Memorial Museum.Jan 19, 2013
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Photography is allowed inside the museum, but they don't allow you to take pictures of the wall of portraits of those who died as kaiten pilots.Jan 19, 2013
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View of Seto Inland Sea from the museum.Jan 19, 2013
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Memorial bellJan 19, 2013
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Names of kaiten pilots who died.Jan 19, 2013
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Monument for kaiten pilots who died.Jan 19, 2013
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Kaiten engine remnants.Jan 19, 2013
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Kaiten engine remnants.Jan 19, 2013
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Kaiten engine remnants.Jan 19, 2013
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Kaiten pilot seat inside the kaiten.Jan 19, 2013
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Periscope of kaiten.Jan 19, 2013
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Kaiten manned torpedo replica outside the Kaiten Memorial Museum on Ozushima island, Yamaguchi Prefecture. Jan 19, 2013
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The Kaiten Memorial Museum has a full-scale replica kaiten torpedo on display right outside.Jan 19, 2013
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The Kaiten Memorial Museum has a full-scale replica kaiten torpedo on display right outside.Jan 19, 2013
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Kaiten Memorial Museum on Ozushima island, Yamaguchi Prefecture. Open from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Closed Wed. Admission 300 yen. Free for kids under age 18. 回天記念館Jan 19, 2013
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Path to Kaiten Memorial Museum.Jan 19, 2013
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Forest for international exchange.Jan 19, 2013
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Now the Ozushima Primary School, this was where they had the military barracks for kaiten personnel. They transported the kaiten from here to the offshore launch-training facility.Jan 19, 2013
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Way to the Kaiten Memorial Museum. It's slightly up the hill.Jan 19, 2013
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Way back to the tunnel.Jan 19, 2013
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About the kaiten manned torpedo launch-training base built in 1939. It started to be used from Sept. 5, 1944 as a kaiten training base.Jan 19, 2013
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Kaiten pilots trained by driving kaitens around the island or around just the eastern part of the island.Jan 19, 2013
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Remains of the kaiten crane's foundation.Jan 19, 2013
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They launched the kaiten from this dock out in the ocean. They used a crane to hoist it into the water. The kaiten was 14.75 meters long and 1 meter wide.Jan 19, 2013
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A torpedo launching dock. This is too small for a kaiten.Jan 19, 2013
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A Type 93 torpedo was 8.5 meters long and 61 cm wide. The kaiten was 14.75 meters long and 1 meter wide which is too big for this torpedo launching bay.Jan 19, 2013
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This facility was originally built in 1939 for testing Type 93 torpedoes. This is a launching bay for a torpedo, not kaiten which is too big for this.Jan 19, 2013
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Remains of the kaiten manned torpedo launch-training facility on Ozushima island, Yamaguchi Prefecture. 回天発射訓練基地跡Jan 19, 2013
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The kaiten pilots trained by piloting the kaiten around the island.Jan 19, 2013
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Kaiten manned torpedo launch-training base on Ozushima island, Yamaguchi Prefecture. 回天発射訓練基地跡Jan 19, 2013
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Kaiten manned torpedo launch-training base was built in 1939. They started using this facility for launch training from Sept. 1944.Jan 19, 2013
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About the kaiten training site.Jan 19, 2013
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Kaiten monumentJan 19, 2013
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Kaiten manned torpedo launch-training facility.Jan 19, 2013
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When you come out of the tunnel, the Kaiten manned torpedo launch-training facility is right there.Jan 19, 2013
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Kaiten were launched by a submarine.Jan 19, 2013
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More photos on the other tunnel wall.Jan 19, 2013
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Read the caption.Jan 19, 2013
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The tunnel also has photos of kaiten and their suicide pilots. Very poignant and sad captions for each photo.Jan 19, 2013
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Kaiten manned torpedo launch-training facility on Ozushima island.Jan 19, 2013
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View of the kaiten manned torpedo launch-training facility.Jan 19, 2013
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An opening part way in the tunnel.Jan 19, 2013
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Trolley tracks.Jan 19, 2013
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They used a trolley to transport the kaiten from the base to the offshore training facility. The trolley tracks in the tunnel have been filled in.Jan 19, 2013
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Inside the tunnel leading to the kaiten training facility.Jan 19, 2013
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This World War II-era tunnel was used to take kaiten torpedoes to the training facility. It now provides access to the training facility.Jan 19, 2013
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Tunnel ahead.Jan 19, 2013
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Island near Ozushima.Jan 19, 2013
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Kaiten manned torpedo launch-training facility. This is where they launched practice runs around the island in manned torpedoes.Jan 19, 2013
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Offshore kaiten manned torpedo launch-training facility used to train kaiten pilots still remains.Jan 19, 2013
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I went to see the kaiten training facility first. The path is along the shore.Jan 19, 2013
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Tourist map of Ozushima. Go right to see the Kaiten Memorial Museum or go left to see the offshore kaiten training facility.Jan 19, 2013
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Way to the Kaiten Memorial Museum amid camp cabins.Jan 19, 2013
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Memorial for kaiten pilots.Jan 19, 2013
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Welcome sign on Ozushima.Jan 19, 2013
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Map of Ozushima. We are on the lower left of the island.Jan 19, 2013
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Our boat leaving Ozushima.Jan 19, 2013
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Disembarking on Ozushima island. Be sure to check the return boat schedule since boats don't run that often.Jan 19, 2013
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A flag on a flag pole on this hill marks the location of the Kaiten Memorial Museum.Jan 19, 2013
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Arriving Ozushima island. A facility used to train kaiten pilots still remains and the Kaiten Memorial Museum explains about the kaiten manned torpedo and the suicide kaiten pilots.Jan 19, 2013
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Tokuyama industrial complex.Jan 19, 2013
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Inside the hydrofoil boat for Ozushima island.Jan 19, 2013
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High-speed hydrofoil boat for Ozushima island takes 20 min. There's also a car ferry that takes about 45 min. and the boat fare is the same.Jan 19, 2013
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Tokuyama Port and boat for Ozushima island. Boat fare is 690 yen (ticket office is opposite of this dock).Jan 19, 2013
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About the kaiten.Jan 19, 2013
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Replica of a kaiten at Tokuyama Port. Note that Ozushima is not pronounced "Otsushima." Some might spell it as Ohzushima to indicate a long vowel O.Jan 19, 2013
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Ozushima island is a short boat ride from Tokuyama Port (photo) near JR Tokuyama Station. The island is known for the training ground for kaiten manned torpedoes during World War II.Jan 19, 2013
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