Kawaguchiko Motor Museum / Fighter Museum

Kawaguchiko Motor Museum / Fighter Museum
河口湖自動車博物館・飛行舘
Established 1981
Location Narusawa, Fujizakura Kogennai, Minatmitsuru-gun, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan 401-0320
Coordinates 35°27′12″N 138°44′29″E / 35.4532°N 138.7414°E / 35.4532; 138.7414Coordinates: 35°27′12″N 138°44′29″E / 35.4532°N 138.7414°E / 35.4532; 138.7414
Founder Nobuo Harada

Kawaguchiko Motor Museum / Fighter Museum (河口湖自動車博物館・飛行舘, Kawaguchiko Jidōsha Hakubutsukan / Hikōkan) is a museum located in Yamanashi prefecture, Japan. Founded in 1981[1] by former race driver and businessman Nobuo Harada,[2] it has a collection of antique motor vehicles. In 2001 it opened a new area to display a collection of 20th century military aircraft used by Japan, from Japanese Imperial Forces during World War II and the Japan Self-Defense Forces in the postwar period.[3][4][5][6]

Aircraft restorations

Nobuo Harada and his team made a number of trips to former Pacific battlefields and recovered a number of wrecks of Japanese aircraft from World War II. Subsequently, they restored three complete Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighters, and the skeleton of another. One of the complete aircraft is now displayed in the lobby of the Yūshūkan museum adjoining Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo.

Harada and his team also recovered and the rear fuselage of a Mitsubishi G4M Betty bomber. The forward fuselage was later built by them from scratch. As of 2016 the aviation project underway is the restoration of a Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa/Oscar fighter.[2]

Photography

The museum does not allow photography other than that done by mobile phones.[7]

Aircraft on display

References

  1. ↑ J-HangarSpace - Aviation Museums Retrieved September 1, 2016
  2. 1 2 Nobuo Harada To Rebuild The Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa Warbirds News Retrieved August 30, 2016
  3. ↑ Harada Collection (Kawaguchiko Car Museum) Pacific Wrecks Retrieved August 18, 2016
  4. ↑ Kawaguchiko Motor Museum and Zero Fighter Museum Retrieved August 18, 2016
  5. ↑ Feature - The red mile Metropolis Retrieved August 18, 2016
  6. ↑ Nobuo Harada To Rebuild The Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa October 9, 2013 Retrieved August 18, 2016
  7. ↑ Kawaguchiko Motor Museum - Information Retrieved August 30, 2016
  8. ↑ A6M2 Model 21 Zero Manufacture Number 91518 Pacific Wrecks Retrieved August 19, 2016
  9. ↑ A6M5 Model 52 Zero Manufacture Number 1493 Pacific Wrecks Retrieved August 19, 2016
  10. ↑ G4M2 Model 12 Betty Manufacture Number 12017 Tail 62-22 Pacific Wrecks Retrieved August 19, 2016
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