Tokorozawa Aviation Memorial Park (所沢航空記念公園, Tokorozawa Kōkū Kinenkōen) is a park located in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture in Japan. It contains the Tokorozawa Aviation Museum.
| Tokorozawa Aviation Memorial Park | |
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| 所沢航空記念公園 | |
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  Location in Japan | |
| Location | Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan |
| Coordinates | 35°47′52.96″N 139°28′26.92″E / 35.7980444°N 139.4741444°E |
| Created | March 1978 |
| Public transit access | Kōkū-kōen Station |
| Website | www |
History
editThe park is built on the former site of Tokorozawa Airfield, Japan's first airfield, which was opened on April 1, 1911. Japan's first plane, the Kaishiki biplane No.1, made its first flight at Tokorozawa on October 13, 1911.[1]
References
edit- ^ Tokorozawa Aviation Museum Experience Exhibits Archived 2016-03-14 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved February 10, 2016
External links
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- Official website (in Japanese)