Step onto Ozushima, an island shaped by history and reached by a short ferry ride from Tokuyama Station on the Shinkansen line, just 30 minutes from Hiroshima.
Explore the legacy of the Kaiten, Japan's human torpedoes of World War II, through a tour designed and led by a local university student deeply engaged in preserving this history. As a site connected to wartime tragedy, the experience reflects what is often described as dark tourism, inviting visitors to engage thoughtfully with difficult history and remembrance.
Over lunch, learn about a renowned spatial design duo who relocated to the island and are dedicated to its revitalization. Enjoy a traditional “kamishibai” storytelling s...
Главные места
7 часы и 20 минуты
Предлагается в Английский
Невозвратный
Мобильный билет
7 часы и 20 минуты
Предлагается в Английский
Невозвратный
Мобильный билет
Что входит
Страхование
Экскурсия на английском языке
Admission fee to the Kaiten Memorial Museum
Lunch made with local ingredients will be served at Hinata, a charming island cafe operated by Rai no Shima
Ferry ticket from Tokuyama to Ozushima (round-trip). We will purchase it on-site.
Места встреч
Отъезд
Tokuyama Station
JR Tokuyama Station South Exit (Shinkansen Ticket Gate),
2-28, Miyukidori, Shunan, Yamaguchi, 7450034
Your guide will be holding a sign with the experience name.
Возвращение
Маршрут
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Kaiten Museum
Visit the Kaiten Memorial Museum, the central site for understanding Ozushima’s wartime history. The museum displays farewell letters, personal letters to family members, military documents, photographs, and materials that explain how Kaiten human torpedoes were developed and operated in the final stage of World War II. With guidance in English, guests can see not only the military history, but also the human stories and family memories behind it.
1 час и 30 минуты
2
Otsu-shima
Beyond the Kaiten Memorial Museum, this tour explores Ozushima, shown here as Otsu-shima, as a living island where wartime memory and present-day community life stand side by side. Guests visit remaining traces of the former Kaiten training base, including tunnels and coastal facilities, and learn how the island became one of the most important sites connected to Kaiten human torpedoes in the final stage of World War II.
The experience also introduces Ozushima today, with lunch at a local island diner featuring island ingredients, including curry and craft beer. When local availability allows, we also try to include opportunities to meet residents or hear stories that connect the island’s wartime past with its quiet life today.
Kaiten: An Untold World War II Story on Ozushima near Hiroshima
Shunan
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Step onto Ozushima, an island shaped by history and reached by a short ferry ride from Tokuyama Station on the Shinkansen line, just 30 minutes from Hiroshima.
Explore the legacy of the Kaiten, Japan's human torpedoes of World War II, through a tour designed and led by a local university student deeply engaged in preserving this history. As a site connected to wartime tragedy, the experience reflects what is often described as dark tourism, inviting visitors to engage thoughtfully with difficult history and remembrance.
Over lunch, learn about a renowned spatial design duo who relocated to the island and are dedicated to its revitalization. Enjoy a traditional “kamishibai” storytelling s...
Главные места
7 часы и 20 минуты
Предлагается в Английский
Невозвратный
Мобильный билет
7 часы и 20 минуты
Предлагается в Английский
Невозвратный
Мобильный билет
Что входит
Страхование
Экскурсия на английском языке
Admission fee to the Kaiten Memorial Museum
Lunch made with local ingredients will be served at Hinata, a charming island cafe operated by Rai no Shima
Ferry ticket from Tokuyama to Ozushima (round-trip). We will purchase it on-site.
Места встреч
Отъезд
Tokuyama Station
JR Tokuyama Station South Exit (Shinkansen Ticket Gate),
2-28, Miyukidori, Shunan, Yamaguchi, 7450034
Your guide will be holding a sign with the experience name.