Stuck in Tokyo-what to do?

[Brad]

If you were currently stuck in Tokyo (like me), what would you go see? I'm not talking about red light districts either! Well....maybe ....

No, seriously. Anybody know where the Kamikazi shrine is? How about other places that have warbirds?

[Dan K]

Brad, Let me see if I can wake up Kaigun Fan (Ron W.) to post. He would be the guy who could navigate you to all the warbird spots.

[mustangpilot]

Brad, you what to do when you stuck somewhere. Same thing you did when you were stuck here. By yourself.......

[shoki]

If you can, go to Toyko station take the shinkansen or bullet train to Hamamastu take a taxi to the Hamamatsu air base. they have a really nice collection there along with a Zero recovered from Guam years ago, also have a Vampire that Japan acquired for testing, and the sole T-28 used by Japan.

[DaveM2]

Brad

You could visit the Emily at 3-1 Higashi-Yashio, Shinagawa -ku in the southern suburbs (Tues-Sun 10-1700)
or
National Science Museum, 7-20 Ueno-Koen, Taito-ku, Tokyo (Tues-Sun 0900-1630) near the Keisei Ueno railway station , Zero amongst more modern stuff.
or
Nobuo Harada Collection 3-16-11 Kugahara, Ohta-ku, Tokyo, tel.03-759-7777. It is on private premises, so pay to call first. Several Zeros and a Betty fuselage.
The Kamikaze Pilots Museum is south of Kagoshima city but there is another memorial at (Yasukuni Jinja Yushukan) 1-1 Kudan-Kita 3 Chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0073, Daily 0900-1700, in the City.
D4Y1 Suisei and a Ohka replica.

Dave

[James Church]

You could always hit all the local hobby shops and stock up on all the latest and greatest model kits. It usually takes a while for them to show up in the shops in the states after they have been released in Japan. I'll bet you could fit quite a few in the C-17! Jim

[HarvardIV]

Hi Brad:

I've got these museums from the J-aircraft site:

"Sources J-aircraft: George Elepahntieru, Hiroyuki Takeuchi, and Rod Larson,

North Kyushu Museums
Usa
Photos are from the IJN airfield in Usa. To go there, take the "SONIC" train from Beppu and get off at YANAGIGAURA Station. Local: about an hour, 1080Yen Express: half an hour, 2000 Yen There are 11 smaller hangars, 1 big and a building used "for parachutes" (photo A3). Prepare yourself for at least 3 hours walking in order to visit all the hangars (that is in case you don't get lost...). Another option is to get a taxi (right in front of the station) and tell (POLITELY) the driver to show you around. We paid 2600 Yen for about half an hour, visited some VERY interesting places and found out some things that you can't find in any books. Some hangars are used by the locals to store things so try to be discreet when you take photos. There is a hangar for one plane in excellent condition, accessible, with an engine in it (photos A1, A2). Any guesses about the type of the engine?

KAGAMIGAHARA / GIFU Prefecture

Harada Visit
The Harada collection is located in the forest around lake Kawaguchiko close to the village with the same name. Everything is located in the area around Fuji san (Mt. Fuji). If you plan to visit the place it is highly recommended to go by car (definitely escorted by a Japanese). If a car is not available, bus connection from Tokyo started since last March. Fare is about 1.500 Yen (one way) and it takes about 2h and a half (if not caught in a traffic jam. In that case...). Bus leaves from Tokyo station, Yaesu exit. You will get off at the end of the line which is in the village of Kawaguchiko. We didn't find any other way to go to the museum (it would take about an hour on foot) so we took a taxi. It took us 5-10 mins and it cost 3.000 yen (one way). You can ask in the entrance of the car section of the museum to call a taxi for you to return to the village.
It is also not recommended to go by train. You will have to change trains at least 4 times and it wouldn't be pleasant to end up in Hokkaido. The special exhibition is inside a terribly lit hangar so it is recommended to take your best camera, flash, films etc with you. But it is worth the effort.

Type 91 Walkaround
The Type 91 photos were taken at the Tokorozawa Aviation Museum in Tokorozawa city, Saitama Prefecture.
Ohka Walkaround

Visited the Yasakuni Shrine in Ichigaya, a suburb of Tokyo. There are 2 aircraft on exhibit,


Nagoya A6M3
Nagoya Airport Museum, Nagoya, Japan April 2000

Visited the Nagoya Airport Museum. There are 2 aircraft on exhibit, an A6M3 Zero and a MU-2 Business

"Arashiyama museum" of Kyoto"

A6M5==Kanoya

[DaveM2]

Note Ron has started another thread with updated info..so check that out before rushing off.

Dave

Ron what about posting that here and deleteting the new topic , might simplify things a bit ?

[Tulio]

Hey, Brad:

Wax-on . . . Wax-off! : )

Nihon-go ga, jotsu Desu!


Saludos,


Tulio