Center for Japanese Pacific War Studies
A program collecting historical materials on Japanese involvement in the Bamban-Clark area during WWII, shedding light on Special Attack forces and Kembu Shudan narratives.
A program geared on research, collection of historical references, maps, manuscripts and artifacts related to the Japanese in Bamban-Clark area aimed at increasing knowledge of the Japanese narratives of WWII including the Special Attack forces and Kembu Shudan. Such materials will shed light and add historical information on WWII history.
Latest Posts
THE BAMBAN TUNNEL DEPOT: THE LOST JAPANESE WAR TUNNELS OF BAMBAN HILLS
Japanese tunnels of the Takayama Shitai on the base of Asahiyama Mountain, February 1945.Bamban WWII Museum collection. PROJECT DISCOVERY WWII TUNNELS 2025THE BAMBAN TUNNEL DEPOT: THE LOST JAPANESE WAR TUNNELS OF BAMBAN HILLSI have been researching on the Japanese WWII…
PAMPANGA PASUDECO SUGAR CENTRAL, UNDER ATTACK FROM VF-7 FIGHTER SQUADRON, U.S.S. HANCOCK CV-19; 15-DECEMBER-1944
Aerial photograph of the PASUDECO taken during the conduct of air operation by the Air Group 7, U.S.S. Hancock CV-19.U.S. NARA photo. Investigating History PAMPANGA PASUDECO SUGAR CENTRAL, UNDER ATTACK FROM VF-7 FIGHTER SQUADRON, U.S.S. HANCOCK CV-19; 15-DECEMBER-1944An iconic man-made…
THE LAST DAYS & SURRENDER OF THE JAPANESE KEMBU COMPOSITE DIVISION IN PINATUBO AREA – 1945 バンバン・ピナツボ地域における日本剣舞集団の降伏 – 1945年
Survivors of the Kembu Group, after surrender in September 1945, showing severecondition of malnutrition and sickness. Rhonie Dela Cruz/Bamban WWII Museum Collection THE LAST DAYS & SURRENDER OF THE JAPANESE KEMBU COMPOSITE DIVISION IN PINATUBO AREA – 1945 – バンバン・ピナツボ地域における日本剣舞集団の降伏…
REMEMBERING MR. MOJI CHIKANORI: A JAPANESE NAVAL OFFICER IN BAMBAN IN WWII 大東亜戦争のバンバン丘陵にいた日本の海軍士官、門司親則を偲んでいる
Captain Moji, with Vice-Admiral Ohnishi Takijiro, months after the transfer of 1st Air Fleet from Bamban Naval Headquarters tunnel to Formosa.Courtesy of the late Moji Chikanori REMEMBERING MR. MOJI CHIKANORI: A JAPANESE NAVAL OFFICER IN BAMBAN IN WWII大東亜戦争のバンバン丘陵にいた日本の海軍士官、門司親則を偲んでいるI was in…
The Remaining of the Japanese WWII Tunnels of Hakozaki-Yama 箱崎山の日本海軍トンネル
-Snake Hill North (Hakozaki-Yama), showing the intricate mountain trails and dirt roads leading to the Japanese tunnels on the east slope. 40th Division U.S. Army photo. INVESTIGATING HISTORY SERIESThe Remaining of the Japanese WWII Tunnels of Hakozaki-Yama 箱崎山の日本海軍トンネルThe Kembu Group…
AMERICAN 40th DIVISION GUN BLAST JAPANESE POSITION ON BAMBAN HILLS, JANUARY 1945. 1945年1月、バンバン丘陵の日本軍トンネルに向けて発砲するアメリカ軍の砲兵隊。
“US guns blast Japanese at Bamban – American 57mm guns fire on Japanese hiding in tunnels in hills at Bamban, about 6 miles north of Clark Field, Luzon, P.I., 1945” AMERICAN 40th DIVISION GUN BLAST JAPANESE POSITION ON BAMBAN HILLS,…
