Japan: Zero Fighters to Connect Memories of War: Kawaguchiko Air Museum
-4 Zero Fighters, exhibited for the first time in 2 years-
Kawaguchiko Air Museum:
“Kawaguchiko Air Museum” in Fuji Sakura Kogen, Narusawa Village, Yamanashi Prefecture
Pacific War (1941-45):
An exhibition of former Japanese fighter aircraft at that time is being held for the first time in two years.
It’s only available in August, which started 20 years ago.
Last summer it was canceled due to the corona wreck.
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KAWAGUCHIKO MOTOR MUSEUM /
KAWAGUCHIKO ZERO FIGHTER MUSEUM
We recovered four Zero Fighters
from an island in Southeast Asia and spent 20 years restoring them using their original airframes.
We have three of the restored Zeros in our collection.
The other is in The Yushukan Museum at the Yasukuni Shrine.
Our indoor collection includes Mitsubishi A6M2 and A6M5 carrier fighters “Zero Fighters” ,
Nakajima Ki43 fighter “Hayabusa” , Japanese navy Yokosuka K5Y intermediate trainer,
Mitsubishi G4M2 land based attack airplane
-the model in which Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto took his fateful last flight-;
a replica of the Wright brothers’Wright Flyer (replicated), and a number of light aircraft.
Our outdoor exhibits include a Lockheed T-33A jet trainer and North American F-86F Sabre.
Photography in the Museum
You may use only a mobile phone to take photos.
Please ask for permission if you wish to take photos for commercial purposes.
Cameras, video cameras, tablets (e.g., iPads), tripods, and other photographic equipment are not permitted in the museum.