While at the Chiran Tokko Museum, visitors get a chance to learn about the Japanese Special Forces during World War 2. This museum is dedicated to the “kamikaze” members with a main focus on the designs of the equipment and machinery used in battle, as well as the personal life aspects of these individuals, instead of trying to glorify this unique war time team. Kamikaze is translated into “divine wind” referring to the typhoons which destroyed the Mongol fleets during the invasions in the 13th century. This peace museum was originally built in 1975 to commemorate the lives of the pilots with exhibits expanding through time reaching the peak in 1980 with addition of the Mitsubishi Zero fighter aircraft. Varies models of other warplanes, pictures and letters written by members of the tokko team are displayed to visitors offering a different look at this historical event for Japan.
