You pretty much have to be a local, or WW2 buff to even know to check or stop at this historical site. Just down the road from Tokyo’s Chofu Airport, they have tried to keep an old cement hanger that they used for the famous Zero fighter planes in the war. Check it out if you are ever in the area, very close also to ASIJ and ICU campuses.

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Very peaceful and calm if you prefer sitting alone , reading...etc.

These hangers hit you in the face as living relics from WWII. Nearby Chofu Airport and a large, open park called Nogawa-koen, as well as various cafes and restaurants nearby. Good for a sober history lesson but don't expect a huge display and lots of English explanation.

A wartime military aircraft hangar, built to protect military planes from enemy aircraft, stands quietly here. It was a little disappointing that you can't see inside like you can at Osawa No. 2. At the time, 60 aircraft bunkers, both covered and uncovered, were built, but only 2 remain at this location. The service center in the park has an exhibit on the aircraft bunkers and a propeller from a former Army Type 100 Transport Model 2.

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Musashino no Mori Park still has 2 aircraft bunkers, named “Osawa No. 1” and “Osawa No. 2”. An aircraft bunker is a hangar that protects military aircraft from enemy air raids; the purpose was to preserve the precious few remaining planes in preparation for the “decisive battle for the homeland”. From around Showa 19 (1944), as the Pacific War situation worsened, about 60 concrete and earthwork aircraft bunkers were built throughout the area.

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