【Designated by the City：Historic Site】Concealed Bunker for the Former Navy Suicide Boats

Located at the hills by the southwest coast of Karimata. The total length of the main bunker and the branches are approximately 300m and has five openings. It was made by the 313th construction unit of the former Navy. From March 1, 1945 to the end of the war, it was used as a secret bunker by the Yagi Unit of the 41st Shinyo special attackers, where they kept their suicide boats. The members of the Yagi Unit waited for their attack orders at the base in Karimata, but since the landing on Miyako by the Allied Forces was evaded, the suicide units never launched their attacks from here.
Besides this secret bunker, there were others established to hide the suicide boats in preparation for the landing by the Allied Forces, such as the Upudumara in Nikadori, Upama and Turiba in Kugai, and other locations. It is an important war-related site to learn of the strategies and the situation of war at its close in Miyako.