Kōkūkōen Park and Tokorazawa Aviation Museum. Japan’s first airfield can be seen in the grassy area lined with bushes next to the museum.
Tokorozawa Aviation Museum 所沢航空発祥記念館
1 Chome−1−13, 県営所沢航空記念公園内
Tokorozawa-shi, Namiki
Saitama-ken 359-0042
+81 4-2996-2225
Tuesday – Sunday 09:30 – 17:00
Closed Monday
Admission fee
Gift shop
By Car
- From the Tokorozawa interchange on the Kan-etsu Expressway, take Route 463 towards Tokorozawa City for approx. 6 km.
By Train
- From the east exit of Koku-Koen Station on the Seibu Shinjuku Line, walk for approx. 8 minutes.
Aircraft collection
Kawasaki-Hughes OH-6J JG-1065 Japan Self-Defense Forces
| 60508/JG-0508
30003 JA3052 JA5170 91-1143 4253/18 41547/JG-1547 41560 25-5856/8 61328 – 20001/JG-0001 30213 31065/JG-1065 51734 JA0148 JA9549 – – JA8732 J-TECH 84-8102 52-0099 JA3925 12032/JG-2032 40001/JG-0001 S4523 535025/NSF 50002/JG-0002 | Beech T-34A Mentor
Bell H-13E Sioux Cessna 170B Cessna T310P Curtiss EC-46A Commando Fokker D.VIII (replica) Fuji-Bell HU-1B Iroquois Fuji-Bell HU-1B Iroquois Fuji T-1B Hughes TH-55J Kaishiki 1 (replica) Kawasaki KAL-2 Kawasaki-Bell H-13KH Kawasaki-Hughes OH-6J Kawasaki-Vertol KV-107-II-4 Kirigamine Hato K-14 Mil Mi-8PA Nakajima 91 Nakajima Ki.27 (replica) NAMC YS-11-213 Nieuport 81E2 (replica) North American F-86D Sabre North American T-6G Texan Piper J-3C-65 Cub Piper L-21B Super Cub Sikorsky H-19C SPAD XII (replica) Stinson L-5G Sentinel Vertol V.44A |
Beech T-34A Mentor JG-0508 Japanese Air Force
Fuji-Bell HU-1B Iroquois 41547/JG-1547 Japanese Army
Curtiss C-46A Commando 91-1143 Japan Self-Defense Forces
Fuji T-1B 25-5856 Japanese Self Defence Air Force
Kaishiki 1 (replica)
Kawasaki KAL-2 JG-0001 Japanese Self Defence Air Force
Mitsubishi Ko.1512 J-TECH
North American T-6G Texan 52-0099 Japanese Self Defence Air Force
Piper L-21B Super Cub JG-2032 Japanese Army
Sikorsky H-19C 40001 Japanese Navy
Stinson L-5G Sentinel 535025 NSF
Vertol V.44A 50002 Japanese Army
Photos Phil Glover