Tokorozawa Aviation Memorial Park

Tokorozawa Aviation Memorial Park
所沢航空記念公園

Location in Japan

Location Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
Coordinates 35°47′52.96″N 139°28′26.92″E / 35.7980444°N 139.4741444°E / 35.7980444; 139.4741444Coordinates: 35°47′52.96″N 139°28′26.92″E / 35.7980444°N 139.4741444°E / 35.7980444; 139.4741444
Created March 1978
Public transit access Kōkū-kōen Station
Website www.parks.or.jp/tokorozawa-kokuu


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.

History

Japan's first airfield was built at Tokorozawa and 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

  1. Tokorozawa Aviation Museum Experience Exhibits Retrieved February 10, 2016
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