Shiden-Kai Exhibition Hall
紫電改展示館
Displays a Japanese Navy Shiden-Kai fighter raised from the seabed of Kura Bay in 1978, one of only a handful of original aircraft still in existence.
In 1978, local fishermen discovered a Japanese Navy Shiden-Kai fighter that had crashed into the seabed of Kura Bay in Ainan town toward the end of World War II. After it was salvaged, it was displayed in a hall built on the summit of Maseyama Park, south of Nanrakuen garden. The Shiden-Kai was the main Japanese Navy fighter in the war's later stages, and very few original aircraft survive. This one still bears bullet holes and marks of seawater corrosion. The hall also displays pilots' belongings and related historical materials, and it encourages reflection on war. Admission is free, and the hall is open roughly 9:00 to 17:00. The hilltop also offers views over the Uwa Sea. It is about 50 minutes' drive from central Uwajima.
Opening hours
09:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Sotodomari Stone-Wall Village
- Nanrakuen Garden
- Tenshaen Garden
- Date Museum
- Uwajima Castle
- Nametoko Gorge
- Michi-no-Eki Uwajima Kisaiya Hiroba
- Yusumizugaura Terraced Fields