Best places: War museums in Japan

Popular museum documenting the WWII atomic-bomb blast in Hiroshima via exhibits, artifacts & talks.

Memorial to atomic bomb victims, featuring memoirs, belongings & a hall for quiet reflection.

Museum with photos, clippings & artifacts documenting the atomic bombing of Nagasaki in 1945.

Museum commemorating the army pilots who died in WWII, with personal artifacts & planes on display.

Refurbished Japanese military-history museum that commemorates wars from 1894 to 1945.

👍👍 現代の若い人たちに是非とも一度は行ってみてほしい場所です。 第二次世界大戦から75年超が過ぎました。 「戦争」というテーマでは、広島、長崎、沖縄といった『他国軍の攻撃を受けて何の罪もない一般人が犠牲になった場所』が有名で、学校の修学旅行などでそれらの地を訪れたことがある人は多いのではないでしょうか。 一...

Housed at a historic airfield, this war museum features planes & exhibits on the air raids of 1945.

Open-air collection of military aircraft along with an indoor exhibit on WWII kamikaze pilots.

Opened in 2002, this monument is dedicated to world peace & to the victims of the atomic bomb.

Museum, park & war memorial devoted to promoting world peace through education & history.

👍👍 On my way home from work on Saturday, I took a detour to visit the Shiden Kai Exhibition Hall in Ainan Town, which I had always been interested in. Developed as a local fighter to replace the Zero Fighter just before the end of the war. About 400 were built in eight months. It is said that the one...

👍👍 I've always wanted to go along with the Chiran Peace Museum. The Tomiya Shokudo was run by Tome Torihama, who took care of the special attack soldiers in their final days and worked hard for the bereaved families after the war. Tome-san's presence must have been a comfort to the young kamikaze sold...

👍👍 I went on a weekday in November. It is a scale that only goes around the inside of a one-story building that is not so large, but it takes about 30 to 40 minutes if you take a closer look at the exhibition. It takes about 10 minutes to walk from the ferry terminal, and it takes some time to see the...

Battle-scarred underground complex, preserved in tribute to victims of 1945's Battle of Okinawa.

Memorial museum on Japanese combat pilots of World War II, featuring works by a famous photographer.

🫤 A one sided view museum focusing on the suffering of the Japanese. There is no mentioning on the suffering of the people being invaded by them. In fact, they still use the word "advance" instead of "invade" to describe their invasion to neighbouring countries. Whereas in the pamphlet they give aw...

👍👍 Peaceful and historically significant location in Okinawa. When you're visiting this definitely somewhere you'll want to check out. The trails are very friendly and there are plenty of monuments and landmarks to look at. Safe for families as well, make sure when you're trying to get here you Google...

👍👍 I visited for the first time from information that a new building was opened around 2018 at the war remains of the former "Navy Airfield". Why a naval airfield in the mountains? I was able to understand it by participating in the guided tour included in the admission fee. Please join us for this gu...

👍 I think everything in this museum should be translated into English. Museum about children of Okinawa who died due to American army attacked the boat they were evacuating at.

👍 仕事で茨城に短期滞在ですが、Googleで発見しましたので日曜に行きました。古い建物が旧筑波海軍航空隊司令部です。悲しい事ですが、神風特攻隊はここから始まったとの事です。ゼロ戦の残骸や当時の戦闘機部品、永遠の0で撮影されたセット等が展示されています。どうか亡くなられた方々へ敬意と哀悼を。 行った事がある沖...