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A program geared on research, collection of historical references, maps, manuscripts and artifacts related to the Japanese in Bamban-Clark area aimed at increasing knowledge of the Japanese narratives of WWII including the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.
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THE TOYO MENKA COTTON COMPANY LIMITED IN BAMBAN, 1942-1944 東洋めんか: バンバンにある日本の綿花栽培会社、1942 年から 1944 年まで
INVESTIGATING HISTORY: THE TOYO MENKA COTTON COMPANY LIMITED IN BAMBAN, 1942-1944In one of my research about our BHS Program “Voices of History Project”, I had encounter with WWII survivors who told about the cotton farms and production in Bamban and…
JAPANESE TYPE 10 120-mm DUAL-PURPOSE NAVAL GUN AT CLARK FIELD クラーク飛行場にある日本海軍 10 式 120 mm 砲
INVESTIGATING HISTORY: JAPANESE TYPE 10 120-mm DUAL-PURPOSE NAVAL GUN AT CLARK FIELD クラーク飛行場にある日本海軍 10 式 120 mm 砲The last of the Japanese Type 10 at Clark Field can be found near the area of the former 1961st Communications Group, emplaced…
Imperial Japanese Army Type 95 NCO Shin Gunto Katana Sword at Bamban WWII Museum
WAR RELICS COLLECTION “Imperial Japanese Army Type 95 NCO Shin Gunto Katana Sword found inside war tunnel of Asahiyama, Bamban Hills”A recent acquisition from a farmer in Bamban Hills, where they found this Type 95 NCO Katana inside a tunnel…
SEARCH FOR THE LOST TUNNEL OF ADMIRAL SUGIMOTO IN BAMBAN HILLS – バンバンで杉本提督のトンネルを探す
https://youtu.be/JojHK7Ma4XY?si=dRuv6Y0Ubq6cnSx8 Join our Bamban WWII Museum / Bamban Historical Society Field Investigating Team in searching for the lost tunnel headquarters of Rear Admiral Ushie Sugimoto, who was left in Bamban Hills when Admiral Onishi Takijiro moved to Taiwan in January…
OPERATION FIREFLIES: SEARCH AND RECOVERY OF JAPANESE WAR DEAD IN BAMBAN HILLS ホタル作戦: バンバン丘陵に残る日本兵の捜索と回収
The Bamban WWII Museum / Bamban Historical Society has been on the forefront for the search and recovery of the Japanese war dead in Bamban Hills, scouring and investigating the former battlefields including the WWII tunnels. In the span of…
PROJECT DISCOVERY WAR TUNNELS OF BAMBAN HILLS : THE LOST JAPANESE TUNNELS OF HOSHINO BUTAI – バンバンヒルズのプロジェクトディスカバリー戦争トンネル：第二次世界大戦で失われた日本の星野舞台のトンネル
Bamban Hills was considered by the U.S. Army in their published Military Bulletin in August 1945 as “the most extensive tunnel defense ever fought in the Pacific outside of Okinawa.”. More than a thousand tunnels were constructed by the Japanese…
