Japanese Bunkers Kakazu Ridge
These camouflaged Japanese pillboxes were part of the Japanese defences on Kakazu hill and saw heavy fighting in April 1945, during the Battle of Okinawa.
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Source
- Text: Kaj Metz
- Photos: Wikimedia Commons
Nearby
Museum
- Battle of Okinawa Museum - Urasoe
- Okinawa Prefecture Museum - Onaka-cho
- Japanese Underground Field Hospital Haebaru - Haebaru
Point of interest
- Wall with Bullet Holes - Kakazu
- Marine Corps Air Station Futenma - Ginowan
- Sueyoshi-gū Shrine - Naha
Monument
Cemetery
Fortification
Crash site
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