. EASTERN COAST OF JAPAN" CPAC-CINCPOA BULLETIN 114-45. i; -' , 3 id ? 15 MAV 1945. 3UKEGAWA Railroad Yards. Location: 36036'N., 140°40'E. SUKEGAWA, IBARAKI Ken. Landmarks: Located off the northeast corner of the HITACHI Engineering Works, KAIGAN Plant. Importance: Handles all traffic to and from the nearby large HITACHI Copper Works. Physical Des cription: Contains approximately ten tracks In an area approximately 50 yards wide and 750 yards long. Numerous freight handling sheds are located off the southwest corner of the yard.
YAMATE Wire and Cable Plant. Location: 36°35'30"N., 140°39'45"E. SUKEGAWA, IBARAKI Ken. Landmarks: Located approximately 2500 yards north-northeast of the HITACHI Engineering Works, KAIGAN Plant, and 1750 yards from the coast. Products: A large producer of cables, copper wire, generators, electrical parts, and precision Instruments Including air pressure gauges and several kinds of meters. Physical Des cription: Small scale photographs of this plant make It Impossible to accurately Identify any of the Installations. Entire plant Is contained In an area of roughly 810,000 square feet.
HITACHI Engineering Works, SHIBAUCHI Plant. Looatlon: 36°36»N., 140°39'45"E. SUKEGAWA, IBARAKI Ken. Landmarks: Forms the southern part of Target 812 (See YAMATE Wire and Cable Plant). Products: Diesel engines, electrical equipment and ship engine parts, air plane engine parts and airplane petrol pipes. Electrical equip ment Included motors for electric trains, generators, water pumps and other electrical fittings, electrical controllers. Physical Description: Contains approximately 10 large buildings in an area of roughly 900,000 square feet.
HITACHI Copper Refinery. Target No: 812. Location: 36°36'N., 140°39'45"E. Landmarks: Located on the northern edge of the HITACHI Engineering Works, SHIBAUCHI Plant. Physical Description: Consists of several large buildings which cover an area of roughly 800,000 square feet.
Part of BITACBI Electrolytic Reflnint Vorks.
JICP04-1 50510-177 49 SELECTED TARGET^ EASTERN COAST OF JAPAN. CINCPAC-CINCPOA BULLETIN 114-45.
HITACHI Copper Smelter. Target No: 1492 Location: 36°37'N., 140°39'E. SUKEGAWA, IBARAKI Ken. Landmarks: (See accompanying photographs). A tall stack is located on top of the hill immediately north of the smelter. Located approximately 5100 yards northwest of TSURUKUBI-hana. Products: Treats ore from HITACHI mine for refinery. Physical Description: See accompanying photograph.
HITACHI Copper mine smelter, note tall stack.
HITACHI Tunnel JOBAN Railroad. Target No: None. Location: (36°37'N., 140°40lE.) approximately 1000 yards west of shoreline. Landmarks: Approximately 3700 yards north of the SUKEGAWA Station. Importance: This Is the chief coastline railroad from TOKYO north to TAIRA. Physical Description: Twin tunnels, each approximately 135 yards long, accommodate the four tracks in this section of the JOBAN Railroad line. Both the north and south approaches are through deep cuts, which extend about 300 yards north and south of the tunnel entrances. A retaining wall, probably of masonry construction, 33 yards wide, faces the tunnel entrances. No obstructions lie between the coastline and the tunnel•
Unidentified Industry at TAKAHAGI. Target No: None. Location: 36°42'N., 140Lo43'E. Landmarks: Adjoins the TAKAHAGI Marshalling Yards on the southwest; approxi mately 600 yards inland from the coastline. Importance: Unknown. Physical Description: The plant area covers a roughly rectangular area of approximately 1,840,000 square feet. One large Integral building unit covering approximately 465,000 square feet is in the center of the plant area. About 80 per cent of this building has a saw-tooth type roof which has been camouflaged with disruptive painting. Just north of the large unit is a saw-toothed building covering approximately 40,000 square feet and fourteen (14) smaller buildings. A probable power plant is in the southwest corner of the area with three (3) stacks 50 feet to 75 feet high.
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Uncontrolled Mosaic HITACHI RR Tunnel ^ 36*37'O0" A., 140*40'30" E. From Sortie CV-12-604 25 Feb. 1945 APPROX. SCALE IN YARDS 200 0 200
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Uncontrolled Mosaic TAKAHAGI Marshal ling Yards £ • UMDENTIFIED Industry 36°42'3U" N., l4U°43lUU" E. From Sortie CV12-604-25 Feb. 194-5 APPROX. SCALE IN YARDS 200 0 200 400 7° 6° 5° 4° 3° 2° 1° Oc I . i » I . i • ^ i t t I . l . i •i i I . i J • i• I •TAKAOAGI PRINCIPAL INSTALLATIONS AND DEFENSES
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Uncontrolled Mosaic KITAKUBO RR Tunnel 36°4-4f N. , 14-0 4-31 E» From Sortie CV12-6U4 2b Feb. APPROX. SCALE IN YARDS 200 200 1 ft «•** ^ SELECTED TARGETS. EASTERN COAST OF JAPAN. , CINCPAC-CINCPOA BULL 114-45. MAY 1945.
TAKAHAGI Marshalling YardB. Target No: None. Location: 36°42l30nN., 140043'E. Landmarks: The yards form the east boundary of TAKAHAGI Town; about 600 yards inland from the coastline. Importance: This yard handles the traffic on the JOBAN Railroad line between TOKYO and TAIRA. Also serves the unidentified industry Just south of the yards. Two large collieries are served by this yard, Physical Description: 90 yards wide and 700 yards long. Total of 20 tracks Including four (4) sidings 200 yards long and three (3) sidings 420 yards long. Remaining 13 tracks run length of yard. This is a flat- switching type of yard, the capacity of which is not known.
KITAKUBO Tunnel - JOBAN R. R. Target No.: None Location: (36°44fN., 140°42•• 40"E.) Approximately 1000 yards west of shore line. Landmarks: Approximately 3000 yards north of TAKAHAGI Station. Importance: This tunnel is located along the chief coastline railway, handling traffic from TOKYO north to TAIRA. Physical Description: Twin tunnels, 360 yards and 344 yards in length respectively, accommodate two tracks each. The tunnels cut through a flat ridge, which separates the heads of the valleys leading to the north and south ends of the tunnels. A retaining wall, probably masonry, about 35 yards wide, faces the tunnel entrances. There are no ob structions from the shoreline to the tunnel.
Unidentified Chemical Plant at 0NAHAMA. Target No.: 6137 Location: 36°58l20"N., 14O°53'.25"E. Town of ONAtiAMA, FUKUSIIIkA Prefecture, HONSHU. This target is located on the southern edge of the town of ONAHAfciA. Physical Description: The plant covers an area of 3,500,000 square feet, containing eight major buildings occupying about 750,000 square feet. Large coal and'raw material stock piles have been noted on the southern side of the plant.
Y0T3UKURA Railroad Tunnel. Location: 37 07'N., Town of YOTSUKUKA, i'UKUSHILA Prefecture, HONSHU. This tunnel is located about 1/2 mile north of the town of YOTSUKURA. Physical Description: The length of the tunnel is approximately 500 yards.
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YI3M0T0 Railroad Tunnel. f Looation: 37°01 N., Town of YULOTO, FUKUSHB1A Prefeoture, HONSHU. This tunnel is looated on the JOBAN railroad about 1/2 mile north of the town of YULGTO in mountainous territory. Physioal Descriptioni The length of the tunnel is approximately 700 yards.
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Physical Description: The tunnels are sfiort, measuring approximately !T6t)"^fcrds, 400 ytrds, and 300 yards from south to north, and are spaced aagut 500 yards apart. I 1 JICPOt-L SOS II-U 61 SELECTED TARGETS. EASTERN COAST OF JAPAN. CINCPAC-CINCPOA BULLETIN 114-45. 15 MAY 1945. IWAKI Airfield (MLG) Location: 37°25'N., 14lo02'E. 2.3 miles south-southeast of ; six miles north-northeast of TOMIOKA. Terrain: There are no obstructions to approach from seaward. Facilities 4800* x 45OO1, one large, six small hangars southeast. 12 shops southeast of field. Use and Importance: IWAKI Branch of UTSUNOMIYA Army Air School. 62 JICPOA-L 50511 -HI \.i . I ,\ A • i . I • i . L.i • I • i • I. i I 1 i I I I I MACHI 1*1 M A\\SWS/2s!/Jll A J) l\ II—JII1IIIV I' INSTALLATIONS AND DEFENSES LEGEND DiP DUAL PURPOSE GUN # HEAVY AA AUTO AA CO MACHINE GUN o Z SEARCHLIGHT 1& SEARCHLIGHT (RADAR CONTROLLED) ? 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EASTERN COAST OF JAPAN. "CINCPAC-CINCPOA BULLETIN 114-45. -' Vj 15 MAY 1945. HARAHO Airfield (1/1LG) Target No.: 2883 Location: 37u37t3O"H., 1.4 miles south-southwest of HHRA; 4»1 miles north-northwest of ODAKA. Terrain: Hills approximately 250 feet high lie to the south and east of the field. Facilities: 54OO1 x 45OO1, earth, three large hangars southwest. Use and Importance: C'dl 3ranch of HOKODA Army Air School. JICP04-L 505 I I-M I 65 "sltECTEDTMGETS. EASTERN COAST OF JAPAN. CINCPAC-CINCP6A BULLETIN 114-45. ' 15 MAY 194? CITY IF Oi 190 miles north of TOKYO, about eight miles inland on the east coast of HONSHU. SILKDAI, (population in 1940: 223,630), is the largest city in northern HONSHU. Primarily a government center, it is also the seat of a university, the home of several army units, and the commercial center for the entire KITAKALI lowland to the north. PHYSICAL Bordered by low, wooded hills to the north, west, and south, and by level rice fields to the east, JJJKLUI lies on the inner margin of a small coastal plain con necting the LIT^ruii-.-I valley to the north with the A3UJ\UL.-I valley to the south. The city occupies 26 square miles of land, most of which lies on a semicircular area on the northeastern side of the HIROSE Gawa (river), a short stream which reaches the PACIFIC eight miles tu the southeast. The most densely built up area, containing the chief business anu administrative districts, is in the northern part of the city between the HIHOSE Gawa and the TOHGKU main line. The area west of this, on the right bank of the HIitOS.2 Gawa, con-p tains most of the military barracks and headquarters. Industrial establishments, although scattered throughout the city, are mainly concentrated south of the business district, along the river banks. Open spaces include a park between the TOHOKU railroad and the IvlIYAGI electric railroad and three drill grounds, one north of the military area, another south of this area, and a third on the eastern extremity of the town. The transportation pattern of the OENBAI area is closely related to terrain* Highlands on the east and west channel the main traffic routes into a lowland corridor open at the south, and extending 90 miles to the north. The TOHOKU trunk railroad and a main highway, connecting the north coast of HONSHU with the TOKYO area, follow this natural depression. Two railroad lines extend westward from the TOHOKU main line to serve interior basins and link the region with the west coast, but the dominant movement is definitely in a north-south direction, and there is no rail network. There is one large marshalling yard in the area, and one known engine house, Dut no important shops. All railroad facilities are highly vulnerable, owing to their proximity to the sea coast. Two bridges near the southern Margin of the area control all direct traffic v/ith t!ie TOKYO region. Highways are numerous in the lowland," where they form a local network connect ing nany tov/ns of small and medium size. Few of them, however, and none of first grade, penetrate the highlands. The ports in the area are chiefly fishing centers, and handle little but local coastwise shipping. Inland navigation is relatively unimportant. CRITICAL T.xRGJF'S (oiliJAl Area) (1) The HBULULA Gawa bridge on the JOBAN line, 38°04fN., 140°5l'E., crosses ABUKULA Gawa (river) about 12 miles south of. OI^NJAI and is 2,300 feet long, and 28 feet above the stream. It consists of 17 spans, eight of which are 233 feet long; the other nine spans are each 61 feet long. l (2) The diilrtOloHl Gawa bridge on the TOllOxvU line, 38°O5 l*.I 140°49'i., about three miles west-southwest of the A3UKUi.iA Gawa bridge, crosses a tributary of ABJK.U1&A Ga..a. ,I.o information is available regarding its length or structural details but it is believed to be at least 600 feet long. These two bridges control all direct rail access to the area from the south, (3) The OkOtfl Yama tunnel, a short tunnel about 200 yards long, is located about 350 yards south of the ABUKUluA Gawa bridge. (4) The large marshalling yard at NAGALiACIil, 38°14'N., 140°54'^., Target No. 1104, is located about 2-1/2 miles south of 3.&NJAI. This yard is of the flat switching type. No details regarding its capacity are available, but the yard area is known to be about 1-1/2 miles long and to have a maximum width of about 1,000 feet, (5) The 32NDAI city area, 38°15'N., 140o51'E., includes a large station, with an extensive freight yard, an engine house adjacent, and an important junction with the line to YAI.IAGATA, the TOHUKU-YAI-IAGATA railroad junction. (6) The TOIIOKU-JOBAN railroad junction is one mile north of the" SBUKUi,lA Gawa railroad bridge. JICPOA-L S05I1-38 66 £ J P | EASTERN COAST Of JAPAN. tea CINCPACCINCPOA* BULLETIN 114-45. 15 MAY 1945. SEbDAI Freight Yards and Station. Date unknown. (FAD) Target Ko. 2887 Location: 1-1/2 miles west of HAMA; one mile south of Terrain: There are no obstructions to approach from the sea. Runway s: Octagonal field; 5000 feet. Runways: 1. 4000' x 2oO' / 2. 4000' x 200' NNE/SSVH" 3. 40Cu' x 2uO' E/W All concrete. Facilities: Hangars to northeast and southwest of field. Use and Importance: Navy field with combat fighters and bombers. 3ENDAI (No. 1) (FLG) 14O°54'E. Location: 1-3/4 miles east of 3ENDAI; one mile south of SENDAI-oIOGAMn. Rail road; about 1-1/4 miles northwest of 51I1CH1GY0 Village; 2-1/2 miles west-southwest of TAKA5ARA; 4-1/4 miles northwest of i-AJlrI0 Coast. Terrain: There are no obstructions to approach from seaward. Runways: L-shaped field. NW/SS x ENE/WSW, aporoximately 3500 feet (NW) x 2400 feet Possibly extensible to 3937' x 2624' Use and Importance: This field is an army training field ana an army depot. 3EWJJAI Army Aijy>afaool-at 38*15*30"N. ,*. S©fSJ^Fft JICPOA-L 5051 I-/ 67 ' * • TArffetTS, EASTERN COAST OF JAPAN. CINCPAC-CINCPOA" BUUfcJIhU 15 MAY 1945. SEf/DAI (Ao. 1)(FLG) lot. 3a°15' }/. , Long. 140°b4' 2y April S&4DAI (No. 2) (FLG) 38°14'N., l4O°55fE. Location: Four miles southeast of SEND^I, 1-1/2 miles north of NIPPE. Terrain: There are no obstructions tt> approach from seaward. Runways: 3300' x 2800', L-shaped. Looking Hortheast SEIHDAI (!tp. 2)(FLG) Lot. 3ti°W N-.^Lonf. lA(Pbb' E. /" Date Unknown 68 JICPOA-L SOS 11-13 SENDAI PRINCIPAL INSTALLATIONS AND DEFENSES LEGEND # DUAL PURPOSE GUN HEAVY AA AUTO AA MACHINE GUN SEARCHLIGHT & SEARCHLIGHT (RADAR CONTROLLED) ? UNIDENTIFIED OR POSSIBLE INSTALLATION /. KEY MAP APTMOXIMATC MEAN OECUNATKW 1M4 FOR CENTER or men ANNUAL MAGNETIC CHANCE 2' INCREASE ill/// .HEIGHTS IN METERS NORTN «W MACNfnC NO*n,«fWM M ti ** ma*. ONE THOUSAND YARD WORLD POLYCONIC GRID. BAND III N. ZONE "A THI LAST THRU DIGITS OF THC 8RID NUMBERS ARE OHITTIO 69 7" 6" 5° 4" 3 " 3 " 1 " 0 •''' l ''''•'•' •'• ' •' • H 1111111 SHIMA mwm PRINCIPAL INSTALLATIONS AND DEFENSES LEGEND DUAL PURPOSE GUN • HEAVY AA AUTO AA 6 MACHINE GUN i^il^& mxmm SEARCHLIGHT < T SEARCHLIGHT (RADAR CONTROLLED) ? UNIDENTIFIED OR POSSIBLE INSTALLATION « « wmj&mm 4PMOXIMATC MCAN OCCLIMATION 1*44 TO* CCNTCR OF SHiET NNUkl M*GNtTIC CMftNCC t INC ONE THOUSAND YARO WORLO POLVCONIC GRID BAND III N. ZONE A THE LAST THREE OIKITS OF THS GRID NUMflERS A«E OMITTEn - IA*#ETS EASTERN COAST OF JAPAN CINCPAC-CINCPOA BUCLETIN 114-45. 15 MAY 1945. PORT llY TTAM4ISHI LOCATION: 39°16«N., KAMAISHI ('1940 population - 42,167) lies at the head of KAMAISHI Bay in IWATE prefecture on the northeast coast of HONSHU. IMPORTANCE: The port of KAMAISHI derives its importance from the fact that one of the lar gest iron and steel plants under Japanese control, the JAPAN Iron and Steel works' KAMAISHI Branch, is located here. COASTAL TERRAIN: The character of the coast lining n-akAloHI Bay is extremely rocky with steep cliffs at the shoreline. There are low rolling mountains covered with scrub trees and underbrush which line the coastline and drop sharply into the sea. Every quarter mile or so the coastal cliffs are broken by small sandy beaches, usually only a few yards long and often fouled with rocics offshore. On the north shore of KAkAlSal Bay and about a mile east of the docks, there is a beach about 400 or 500 feet long and $0 feet wide. This is a gently sloping black sandy beach that rises sharply when it reaches the mountains. It is practi cally hemmed in by these mountains and is used to beach fishing boats. The KAliialoiil area is composed of rugged mountainous terrain running north-south containing but few lowland areas and agriculture in the vicinity is limited. The O'.VATARI River, which runs through the town of KAMAISHI and empties into the bay just south of the beach, is a gravel choked stream too shallow for naviga tion. KALAISHI 3ay is a deep irregular-shaped body of water presenting an excellent harbor. The southern shor* of the bay is somewhat indented and is foul in places to a distance of about three cables offshore. PORT FACILITIES: All wharves and piers are concentrated at the head of the inlet directly in front of the town. For several years dredging near the wharves, and reclamation and filling of adjacent portions of the shoreline have been in progress. In general, the mooring facilities consist, on the west shore, of two main ship wharves and a quayed lighter basin protected by a ruole ana jetty; on the north shore of a small wharf for coasting steamers ana a long quay affording moorings to the fishing fleet. JAPAN IRON naishi RKS, Oil 3torag 189 Looking kest-Soutlvoest J IC POA-L 5051 1-9 71 f SELECTED TAR^TS. EASTERN COAST OF JAPAN. CINCPAC-CINCPOA BULLETIN 114-45, 15 MAY 1945. TRANSPORTATION: Railroads. KAMAISHI has no direct rail connections with the main network of Northern HONSHU. The KAMAISHI Llining Co. operates a single-track, narrow-guage (21 6") steam railroad from KAMAISHI (terminus at SUZUKO, suburb and site of steel mill) eastward into the mountains about ten miles to the KAMAISHI ore deposits. Roads. KAMAISHI has the usual system of highways and roads. Highways run north and south along the coast and west of the city. Bridges. The KAMAISHI Railway Bridge (Owatari No. 1) is located approximately 1,100 yards southwest of the piers; OWATARI wooden bridge lies approximately 220 yards northwest of the railway bridge; two other railroad bridges, (Owatari No. 2 and No. 3) west of KAMAISHI city; one road bridge at the mouth of OY/ATARI River. Tunnels. The TORIGASAWA Tunnel, 39°17'N., 141°53»E., more than a mile north west of the city, is.about 500 yards long. COMMUNICATIONS: Radio towers, plainly visible, are 800 yards due east of the sea wall, and one is 550 yards northwest of North Pier. DEFENSES AND VULNERABILITY; No information concerning coastal defenses at KAMAISHI is available but the headlands protecting KAMAISHI Harbor offer good locations for radar and coast de fense guns. While harbor facilities have been improved, reports indicate that rail and water communications have not kept pace with the increased output of the iron and steel plant. At these terminal points there is great congestion at all times offering a good target, along with the exceedingly important iron and steel works. INDUSTRIES: NIPPON SEITETSU KK. (JAPAN Iron Works) Target No. 189. Location: 39°16'N., City of KAMAISHI,"IrfATE Prefecture, HONSHU. Plant extends for about one mile along the south bank of the small shallow OWATARI River just inside the mouth, kountains rise abruptly on both sides of narrow river valley. Production: In 1941 there were six blast furnaces reported, with an annual capacity of 800,000 to 1,150,000 metric tons of pig iron (12 to 15 per cent of the total pig iron capacity for the empire). There are at least three open hearth and one electric furnaces convert ing the pig iron to steel, and in 1937 the rolling mill was rebuilt to increase its annual capacity of round bars to 8,000 metric tons. Coal and coke are imported by ship, principally from HOKKAIDO. Approximately 1,000 women and 6,000 men work in 12-hour shifts. I Jfee ills Looking south-southeast at JAPAN Iron Uorks, RANAISHI. Date unknown. 72 JIC POA-L SOSII-K : i : j \l f j ?J5f?f"f I * !! *" Z I •:V- i i :,?M »?1 Ililii s - i kit i?i h i ; i i\U\ JICPO»,L 50511-32 SELECTED TARGETS. EASTERN COAST OF JAPAN. CINCPAC-CINCPOA BULLETIN 114-45. 15 MAY 1945. J I CPOA-L. SO5I 1-33 SELECTED TARGETS. EASTERN COAST OF JAPAN. CINCPAC-CINCPOA BULLETIN 114-45. 15 MAY 1945. O t I I „! BB 'JS K EASTERN COAST OF JAPAN. CINtPAC-CINCPOA BULLETIN m-45. 15 MAY 1945. Other Industries. Although the steel mill is the basis for the importance of KAMAIStLL,City and port, several smaller and in most instances allied industries, are located here. Among these are: Japan Engineering Go. - oxygen, nitrogen, and welding apparatus, Daido Electric Co. - structural steel, ferro-alloys, and steel castings. Dai-ichi Industrial Co. - tools and machinery. Nippon Chemical Industries - chemicals, compression gasses, and chemical machinery. KALAISHI is also one of the principal fishing ports on the northeast coast and a large fleet of fishing craft is attached to the port. PORT OF HACHIHOHa LOCATION: 4O°32fN., ILPORT^KCE: HACHHICHE (1940 population: 73,494) is a fishing and industrial city, and also serves as a local market for the products of the plain to the north and of small river valleys to the south. It lies on the coast just north of the mountainous easternmost bulge of northern HONSHU, and approximately 37 miles southeast of AOLORI. The central built up portion of the city is two miles inland, on a tongue of land bordered by the i~A3iiCHI Gawa (river) on the north and the NIITA Gawa (river) on the east, A spur of development parallels the railroad northeast of KOKAKAIJO Cho at the common mouth of the two rivers and eastward along the coast for two more miles. TRANSPORTATION: HACHINOHE may oe reached from the TOHOKU Main "Line to the west via the HACHINOHE railroad, which runs north of the town and terminates at MI NATO station at the river mouth. A branch of this line continues southeast along the coast to KUJT. The HACHINOHE railway station is north of the central built up portion of the city. The HACHINOHE railroad bridge crosses the N1ITA Gawa (river) at MINATO, 40°32'N., 141 32'E. Prefectural highways lead west to the RIKUU highway and to KUJI. INDUSTRIES: NITTO KOGAKU KOGYO KK (NITTO Chemicals Company) Target i.'o. : 1557. Location: •40°32tN., 141°31»E. Port of HACHINOHE, AOMORI Prefecture, HONSHU. The plant is located on the south bank of the KA3ECIII Gawa (river), just inside the harbor entrance about 1-1/2 miles northeast of the city proper. Production: This plant produces chemicals and non-ferrous metals with an esti mated^ capacity of 10,000 metric tons of alumina, about three per cent of the total Japanese production, 5000 metric tons of aluminum, also about three per cent of JAPXJJ'S total, and a small production of chemicals. o MISAWA (FAD) 40 42'30"N., 141°22'E. Target Ho.: •2888. Location: 2-1/2 miles northwest of MI3AVJA; 2-1/2 miles north-northeast of FUHUMAKI. Terrain: There are no obstructions to approach from seaward. Runways: Octagonal field: 5000 feet. Runways:' 1. 4000' x 260' E/W, concrete. 2. 4000' x 260' NE/SW, concrete. Facilities: Hangars on south side of field. Use and Importance: aome base for MISAWA Naval xiir Unit. Uaval depot with boubers and fighters. JICPOA-L 50511-10 75 £ELECTED**tf|fepETS. EASTERN COAST OF JAPAN. CINCPAC-CINCPOA BULLETIN 114-45. 15 MA SAJUSKInO (HLG) /^O0^1!.7. Location: 1/2 mile northeast of I.J3n..^; 1.6 miles south of 3 terrain: There are no obstructions to approach from seaward. U-.:J 76 JICPOA-L 505 1 1-15 OGAWARA-NUMA AND DEFENSES LEGEND •sir # DUAL PURPOSE GUN # HEAVY AA AUTO AA (I) MACHINE GUN SEARCHLIGHT SEARCHLIGHT (RADAR CONTROLLED) ? UNIDENTIFIED OR POSSIBLE INSTALLATION APPROXIMATE MEAN DECLINATION 1944 FOR CENTER OF SHEET ANNUAL MAGNETIC CHANGE 3' INCREASE To d»Hmiin awfMtk nortk fin*, mine* •* l*m 'o/u. el Ik* onsl. Wm«l | AV / f\} ^- ff* ~~s~ £ \ .1 IK. no,* .da. ot th. mop ONETHOUSANO YARD WORLD POLYCONIC 6RID. BAND III N. ZONE "A THI LAST THRU DIGITS OF THE ORID NUMBERS ARE OMITTID JAPAN IDO_ SOUTH COAST MURORAN KO SOUNDINGS IN FATHOMS HtlOHTi IN PUT ASOVI MEAN MA LtVIL AfurH. ill IM MUr. >- tr—ln*. M*M <*"•• •r MwAim G. B««/, U. If, M. mui, S. u*d, 5*. ihtlti, SL bk. Utek, gy. any, en. com*, AM.few, i*|f. nxiy . . «/ • • - 5 7 'H^IK &WANISHI IRON Co.^/^SH r.. /afrt- -^ wmmmaMy, wr.- i 4iv. "l^m-^^PEt^ ' I ' ' I 1 [ I SELECTED fAft&ETS. EASTERN COAST OF JAPAN CINCPAC-CINCPOA BULLETIN 114-45, 15 MAY 1945. L'F r- No.: 381. LOCATION: Hanking as one of the principal commercial ports of HOKKAIDO, MURORAN (1940 population - 107,628). is also a large coal shipping port and site of the second largest iron and steel works in J P is the principal point of shipment of coal lrum the coal field about 90 miles inland to the north. PHYSICAL f Inland Terrain. MUHORAW_U2°21'N.f HO°59 £.) is located on a small fish-hook shaped peninsula wnich forms the northeastern boundary of the entrance to UCMIUHA 3ay (VOLCANO Bay) in southwest HOKAAlbO. Behind the narrow alluvial ledge which skirts the bay there rise low mountain units which ran;:e up to 3,000 feet. Many small crescent-shaped lakes are scattered through this area, i'ornia^ the backbone of the L.UROrLiF Peninsula is a forested mountain rid.^e averaging over 65O feet, which is interrupted here and there by several low basins and uepositional plains. The important parts of the city lie in three flat lowlands separated by ridges. The heart of the city lies adjacent to the southernmost point of the harbor on a sandy lowland. Mountains rise to the vest ana east, and oOhURYO Yama with an eleva tion of 654 feet, 0.7 mile vest of the city, is the highest point on the peninsula. On the east, a rid";e 285 feet hi^h separates MURORAN from the flat semi-circular plain which is the site of the NIHON Ordnance jriant. iiast and northeast of this lowland the mountains rise to 575 feet before dropping down to the flat swampy lowland which joins the peninsula to the mainland. The south end of this lowland plain is the site of VnANlSHI and the Ukliihhl Iron Coastal Terrain. The MURORAN Peninsula on its seaward side rises abruptly from the water's ed:'e in sheer, high cliffs. THE PORT: General description. MURORAN Ko is a fine natural harbor available for vessels of any draft and capable of accommodating a large fleet. The harbor is divided into a natural inner and outer harbor by a small peninsula extending northwestward of MURORAM City. Looking West-Northwest MUROfiAN HARBOR FACILITIES Principal Coaling Pier Lot. 42°20' N., long. U0°59' E. Target So. 381 Dote 1D16 JICPOA-L 5051l-lI 79 /^ELECTED \Xkmi$. EASTERN COAST 1 CINCPAC-CINCPOA BULLETIN 114-45. 15 MAY 1945 Looking northeast at MVRORAH Railroad Terminal (Tariet No. 361). Date unknown. LiURORAN has a modern and efficient system of wharf facilities, including general cargo, coaling, and steel-handling piers with depths of more than 20 feet alongside. Principal facilities are located off KURORAN City, ,/AWISHI and L0T0-WA1USHI. In 1940 the estimated unloading capacity of the port for general cargo was at least 6,000 short tons per day. The port has undergone extensive improvements due to the continuous expansion of MURGRAN as a coal port and steel center, formerly an open port, kTJRQRAN has been a prohibited area since 1941 due to the work in progress. Warehouses and Storage facilities. W^th the exception of the storage facili ties of the two steel companies, most of the storage space and warehouses are near the harbor. Strung along the south end of the harbor are a number of sheds and ware houses, with at least one, of wood or composite construction, on the Customs Pier. There are also reports of extensive new storage facilities, some of the warehouses being of concrete,, along the southwest side of the harbor which undoubtedly augment the port's general cargo capacity. TRANSPORTATION AND COLMlftilCATIONS; Railroads. The LTURORAN Peninsula is connected by rail with the rest of HOKKAIDO by spurs from the main railroad line serving the southwestern littoral of HOKrLAIDO. The Lain Line,-running southwest from P.ITAKIZAV/A through 0IWAKE and TOlvIAKGKAI, reaches MUR0RAN just north of the manufacturing plants. From MUR0RAN it continues northwest to encircle UCHIURA Bay and joins the HAKODATE Lain Line at the Junction point at OSHAKAMBE. The railroad is standard 3'6" gauge, and the stretches from H0R0BET3U to SHIKZFU and T0MAK.0LAI to 0IWAKE are double-tracked. At LURGHAN the spurs branch out, serving docks, factories, repair shops, the roundhouse, and freight yards. The railroad pattern is complete and complex on the northwestern side of the peninsular base at MURQR/vW Harbor. There are four stations in MURGRAN, Just outside pf the city are a number of small railroad tunnels which, if obstructed, would constitute a serious bottleneck. Railroad repair shops are located in the compound of the WANISHI Iron Works. Roads. Northeast from the port of LUHORAN the main highway follows the rail way 17-1/2 miles along the shoreline to TUkAKOkHl, where it turns inland and runs directly north through the ISHLKARI lowland to I.Miil^jUA. This highway is gravelled and slightly elevated above the plain, with ditches on both sides. It is motorable in all seasons. Planted rows of trees along the highway serve as windbreakers. A secondary road runs northwest from kUHORAN to encircle UCHIURA 3ay. Like the railroad it connects with the primary highway to HAKODATE at OSHALIAMBE. On the peninsula there is a road extending northwest from the city of MUR0RAW to the tip of the peninsula. Communications. LURORaN is in touch with all sections of the country through the general postal, telephone and telegraph systems. There are three submarine cables from LIURORAN to SAI across the entrance of Wan. 80 JICPOA-L 60611-16 SELECTED TARGETS. EASTERN COAST OF JAPAN. CINCPAC-CINCPOA BULLETIN 114-45. Looking south-southeast at MHOil Steal works (Target No. 378). Photograph taken before 1&30. INDUSTRY: NIHON 3±. (NIHON Steel Company) Target No.: 378. Location: 42°19fN., 141°OO'E. City of IUTJROHAN, I3URI Branch, HOKKAIDO Territory. About one mile east of LURGRAN on i^Urcoxirtls1 Bay. The PACI/IC Ocean is slightly over a mile to the south and to the east. The main railroad line north from MURORAN loops around the target on the south and east. The »»Ai Production: This plant is believed to proauce large naval rifles, shells, armor plate, tanks and fire control equipment. Soue of these products are thought to be shipped directly to the large navy yards and arsenals. The 7.7 mm fixed machine gun is known to be produced by the company, out it is not known at which plant. It is. reported that in 1939 five new buildings were erected for manu facture of heavy tanks. Their most likely location is immediately north of the 1935 plant (see below). Physical Description: In 1935 the principal target area measured about 2250' x 165O1 with its major axis lying UE-3.1, There were three main shop buildings housing machine, forging and shaping shops - and a foundry. A power house was located in the east central part of the compound. The largest building was the machine shop, measuring about 700' x 35O1. Equipment includes 11 electric furnaces up to 50 tons capa city for making special high-speed steel; a casting mill; a total of 10 hammers in the forging shop, three of tiiem of luOO tons; and a milling plant for production of armor plate. An extensive plant railroad network serves the compound and connects it with the WANISHI Iron Works. There is a locomotive shed at the north end of the compound. No information is available about the new build ings. They migh^^> eexpected to be similar in construction to the machine shop, bu "" .^1. r*Tiirs jXlatttTtttt*kffiyjCi^*^° » 379 are an integrated p Unit, a ., JICPOA-L 50511-05 81 SELECTED lAftCf.TS. EASTERN COAST OF JAPAN CINCPAC-CINCPOA BULLETIN 114-45. 15 MAY 1945. NIPPON SEITET3U KK. , WAHISHI KOJO. (JAPAN Iron Manufacturing Company, Ltd., WAWISHI Works.) Target No.: 379. Location: 42°20'N., 141o01'E. City of MURORAH, I3URI Branch, HOKKAIDO Territory. WANISHI-MACHI, 12, HUROHAN-SHI, HOKKAIDO. This plant is adjacent to and just north of Target 378, the NIHON Steel Company, located on the east shore of MURORAN Harbor. Production: At the end of 1937, this plant had five blast furnaces and four batteries of coke ovens. Three additional blast furnaces were in stalled after 1937, giving the plant a total rated pig iron capa city of about 1,171,000 tons annually. In 1940 it was reported that three new coke oven batteries were under construction at this plant in conjunction with the installation of new blast furnaces, and in 1941 another publication claimed completion of the* bricklaying for coke batteries No. 2 and No. 3 in the plant's enlargement program. Because coke over construction could have been given high priority by Japanese authorities, it is assumed that all three coke oven batteries were completed by the end of 1942. The estimated coke oven capacity and other data have been based on the assumption that the completion of these new ovens would boost the plant's coke oven capacity sufficiently to satisfy the coke needs of the eight blast furnaces. It is assumed the new ovens are of the KUKODA type. The plant has the second largest pig iron and third largest steel capa city in JAPAN. Estimated Total Effective Effeotive No. and Approximate Carbonizing Coal Car- Type Year Ovens Capacity; bonizing No. of of Coke Began Oper- Equivalent Capacity batteries Ovens ating Dry Coal (m. t.) 60 Miike 1924-25 215,300 (Kamaishi) 30 Miike 1933 127,300 35 Kuroda 1937 150,000 225 Kuroda 1941-42 1,377,000 1,869,600 Physical Description: This plant, together with Target 378, is located in an area cover ing more than 30 acres, of which more than 1,000,000 square feet are covered by buildings. There are complete and modern rail and dock facilities. k'hlSBI Iron Horks (Looking east-northeast) 42°20'N.,141001'B. Target *37b. Date about iy3u. 82 JICfOA-L SOSI1-42 SELECTED TARGETS. EASTERN COAST OF JAPAN. CINCPAC-CINCPOA BULLETIN m-45. 15 MAY 1945. MURORAN Dock Company. Location: U 14O°£9«E. d City of MURORAN, IBURI Branch, HOKKAIDO Territory. The docks are located on the north side of MURORAN Harbor directly north of the city and port facilities. Production: The company is believed to be a medium-sized yard which builds medium merchant and small naval vessels up to 3,000 tons. Ship accessories are also made for yards in NAGASAKI, HAKODATE and URAGA. Physical Description: In 1937 it was intended to build two drydocks and two floating docks capable of accommodating ships of 10,000 tons each. In 1942, one of these was reported completed. The NIH0N Steel Works and the WANISHI Iron Works have repair shops which might be used for ship and machinery repair work. Minor Industries. In addition to small local plants and shops producing oonsumers goods MURORAN is an important center for fish oil. The NIPPON Fish Oil Co., has a large modern plant at MOTO-WANISHI at present producing glycerine for explosives and "ersatz" lubricating oil. The T0Y0 Fish Oil Co., a smaller plant at the tip of MURORAN Peninsula, is also manufacturing glycerine. COMMERCE AND SHIPPING: Ranking in importance with HAKODATE and OTARU as one of the three -principal ports of HOKKAIDO, MURORAN is chiefly concerned with the export of coking coal from HOKKAIDO'S numerous mine fields, raw steel and finished steel products from the iron- steel works, lumber, and fish. Prior to the war LJJRORAN handled nearly one-half of the total exports of HOKKAIDO, and has greatly increased in size and importance since that date. DEFENSES; The MURORAN Peninsula has been closely guarded for a number of years and is presumed to be well fortified. It could quite easily be developed as a valuable base for the defense of the TSUGARU Straits, and it is reported that with the open ing of hostilities in CHINA .and thereafter, important fortifications were begun around MURORAN. Permanent coastal defenses have been reported near MURORAN and at least five large searchlights have been said to be mounted along the coastline north and west of CHIKYU MI3AKI. T0MAK0MAI Railroad Junction. Location: 42°38»N., Town of TOMAKOMAI, IBURI Branch, HOKKAIDO Territory. TOMAKOMAI is situated on the flat swampy coastal plain 30 miles northeast of MURORAN. The railroad Junction is on the northeast edge of town. No port facilities of any kind available. The 3,363-foot active volcano, TARUMAI Yama (mountain), is 12 miles west- northwest. Physical Description: The town la a minor transportation center. The MURORAN Main Line extends southwest to MURORAN and north to IWAMIZAWA on the ISHIKARI Plain. The HIDAKA line runs eastward along the southern coast. From NUMANOHATA, four miles northeast of TOMAKOMAI on the MURORAN line, the HOKKAIDO Railroad provides accesa to SAPPORO. A special line, the OJIYAMASEN Railroad, extends northwest to SHIKOTSU Ko (lake) and the power plants on CHITOSE Gawa (river). The principal roads are the MURORAN highway and an improved coastal highway, parallel to the HIDAKA Rail Line. TOMAKOMAI (FLG) Location: 42°38»N., 141O37«E. Just north of TOMAKOMAI and TOMAKOMAI-MURORAN coast-road and" rail road* 1-1/4 miles north of south coast in southwest part of island; 5-1/2 miles east-northeast of NISITAPPU; 13 miles northeast of SHIRAOI. Surrounding terrain la swampy. Size: 3280 • x 3280' a; Use and Importance: This is an army field with combat fighters. JICPOA-L 60511-03 83 S. EASTERN COAST OF JAPAN. CINCPAC-CINCPO'A BULLETIN 114-45. 15 MAY 1945. HIROO (FLG) f f P; ,i i" Target No: 2927. Location: 42°23'05"N., Three miles east of TOYONI; 3-1/2 miles northeast of NOTSUKA. Terrain: There are no obstructions to approach from seaward. Runways: Airfield triangular: 3300' x 3300' - grass. Use and Importance: This Is a Navy field. PORT OF KUSHIRO TARGET No. 1554. LOCATION. 42°59'N., 144°23'E. IMPORTANCE. KUSHIRO, (1940 population: 63,180) the principal port on the southeastern coast of HOKKAIDO, is an Important railroad Junction and a communications and fish ing center. A naval airfield and a regimental headquarters of the Imperial Army are nearby. Among the cities of HOKKAIDO, KUSHIRO is seventh In population and third In volume of exports. The principal exports are lunber and timber, coal, paper, fish, and sulfur. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS. KUSHIRO, with an area of about two square miles, lies astride the KUSHIRO Gawa. It occupies the small alluvial plain near the mouth of the river and has expanded to include a portion of the adjacent flat-topped upland on both sides of the stream. This upland, 30 to 50 meters (93 to 155 feet) high, has very steep slopes near the coast; the southern portion of the city has an upper and a lower district. The city faces a 613-acre harbor, which is enclosed by two breakwaters. KUSHIRO Gawa, spanned by the new NUSAMAIBASHI (bridge), flows into the east side of the harbor- to minimize silting, its flood waters and those of its principal tribu tary, the KYU-AKAN Gawa, have been diverted through a new channel, which empties outside the harbor. Looktni west at KUSHIRO Harbor, about ly30. 84 JICPOA-L 5051I-U OMAKOMAI PRINCIPAL INSTALLATIONS AND DEFENSES 2 260 LEGEND DiP # DUAL PURPOSE GUN HEAVY AA AUTO AA MACHINE GUN RADAR <& SEARCHLIGHT <& SEARCHLIGHT (RADAR CONTROLLED) ? UNIDENTIFIED OR POSSIBLE INSTALLATION r KEY MAP I4O» 0°56' OR 6°45' 17 MILS OR 120 MILS' PPROXIMATE MEAN DECLINATION 1944 FOR CENTER OF SHEET f»ljr fo oblam num9i'tol rolvm pirol point *P" on tk% sou'h rdgff o/ thv flop wifh 'S# ro'u« of fh* onglt b«»w»«n grid old mognt'ic norfh. at ploffvd on rh« d*gr«« iral* of fh» norlfi tdgt o' *h« mop FIVE THOUSAND YARD WORLD POLYCONIC GRID. BAND III N ZONE 'A THE LAST THREE DIGITS OF THE GRID NUMBERS AR t OMITTED \. i .) • i . \. i.\ .i .1 . i .t.i .I•i • I. I • Li• I • i • TAIKI PRINCIPAL INSTALLATIONS AND 2 240 DEFENSES LEGEND DiP DUAL PURPOSE GUN HEAVY AA mMSm AUTO AA MACHINE GUN SEARCHLIGHT 2 235 m/y > / SEARCHLIGHT (RADAR CONTROLLED) ? UNIDENTIFIED OR POSSIBLE INSTALLATION 40* 2 230 y/////////////// / / KEY MAP 140* mii/iiM/m APPROXIMATE MIAN PK.IINATION 1044 FOR tfNTfR OF SHEET ANNUAl MAGNETIC CHANGE 3' IN pi.oi po.nl f on Iht loulh rdq* o( !»•» inup W/ ' i •illl lh« »ol»» »l !»•• ongl. b«f>r«n g..W ond mognvfn north, ot plotted on rhv d»gr*r iroJ* '////;,;!'' ol »he north cdg* of '*»* mop :IVIT THOUSAND YARD WORLD POLYCONIC GRID BAND II! N. ZONE A THE IAST TIJREE nir.irs or THE CRID NUMBERS ARE OMITTEP 1025 000 YARDS OTANOS-I PRINCIPAL INSTALLATIONS AND DEFENSES : at -^ J I 1 TV. - • S-^wEJW^isSi&s LEGEND A 320 DUAL PURPOSE GUN HEAVY AA AUTO AA 6 MACHINE GUN ( ^ SEARCHLIGHT 1& SEARCHLIGHT (RADAR CONTROLLED) ? UNIDENTIFIED OR POSSIBLE INSTALLATION KEY MAP 140 0°56' \ M ° R 8 o !r>' \ | |17 MILS OH V 14/ MILS! HPROXIMATf. MEAN DIU)N*TION FOR CCNTER OF SHUT NUAL MAGNF^IC UHANf.fe X INO F1VF. THOUSAND YARD WORLD POl.YCONIC GRID. BAND III N 7.0NE A rHF LAST THREE DIGITS i>T THE GRID NUM8ER5 ARE OMITTtU YARD 1 130 JICPOi-L 50511-37 SELECTED TARGETS. EASTERN COAST OF JAPAN. CINCPAC-CINCPOA BULLETIN 114-45. 15 MAY 1945. p n LAT . HO K * U) i O o z is P — * > 8.S3 c (KUSHIRO ) #/% 000 1 H S 1 o o Ifi 5 g TARGETS. EASTERN COAST OF JAPAN. CINCPAC-CINCPOA BULLETIN 114-45. 15 MAY 1945. TRANSPORTATION "" '" " '" UJa a a ter wlth lar e to TAITTAWA S +? , £ ilA ™ S railroad yards. Railways lead west th. n« ?K * th! naln H0KKAI ™ network, east to NEMURO, and north to ABASHIRI on £??H ?£ S ! C0a8t - A 44-mlle private railroad connects the YUBETSU coal field wiin me port, and shorter special lines serve the eastern suburbs of KUSHIRO and the nearby coal mines at BEPPO and HARUTORI Numa (lake). Oads hree fla™ ? ' I Prefectures highways radiate from the city, but there are few secondary roads, probably because much of the surrounding area is low swampy terrain. f Railroad ^ridge'No. 1 and the KUSHIRO road bridge cross the Gawa (river) mouth at the northern end of KUSHIRO Harbor. The bridges are about 250 yards long. KUSHIRO Railroad Bridge No. 2 crosses KUSHIRO Gawa (river) at the northeastern edge of the city. INDUSTRY. HOKKAIDO JINZO SEKIYU KK (KUSHIRO Synthetic Oil Plant) (Fischer-Tropsch plant) Target No: 1049. Location: 43°00'N., 144°22'E. City of KUSHIRO, HOKKAIDO Territory, KUSHIRO Branch. The plant Is located at the mouth of the SHINKUSHIRO Gawa (river) Just north of KUSHIRO Harbor on the north side of the railroad. Production: 375,000 barrels of crude or 366,500 barrels refined products. KUSHIRO (FLG) Location: 43°02'N., 144O24'E. Terrain: There are no obstructions to approach from the sea. Use and Importance: Former civil airfield taken over by Navy. PORT OF NEMURO TARGET No. 1555. LOCATION. 43020'N., 145°35'E. IMPORTANCE. NEMURO (1940 population: 22,010) has the best harbor on the east coast of HOKKAIDO and is the fifth largest port on the island. The town is one of two trans shipment points for the KUSHIRO-NEMURO plain and the administrative center and port for the eastern tip of HOKKAIDO and the KURILE Islands. Marine products are the basis of the principal trade and industrial economy of the community. BENTEN Jima (island), in front of the town, is reportedly fortified; the harbor is deep enough for submarines and destroyers. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS. NEMURO is situated in a bight between AKKESHI Hana (point) and BENIKEMUI Sakl (cape) on the narrow chalk peninsula which is continued structurally in the neigh boring KURILE Islands. The town flanks a half-open bay, partially protected by the grassy, flat-topped BENTEN Jlma. Breakwaters extend from the northern and south ern extremities of the island. TRANSPORTATION. Rail. The NEMURO Main Line runs west to KUSHIRO and OBIHIRO to connect with the railways of western HOKKAIDO at TAKIGAWA. The north/south SHIBETSU line leaves the NEMURO Main Line at ATSUTOKO, 15-1/2 miles west of NEMURO. Roads. A prefectural highway follows the general route of the railway line west to KUSHIRO" and beyond, but the only good road connections to the west coast are via the north coastal highway which Joins the KUSHIRO road at ATSUTOKO. COMMUNICATIONS. NEMURO is a key point in HOKKAIDO's conmunications system. Several lmportent radio stations are located In the immediate vicinity and the direct wire connection between JAPAN Proper and CHI3HIMA Retto (KURILE Islands) passes through the town. The receiving station for this transmitter is in NSMURO itself. Several other radio Installations, including short-range radiotelegraph and radiotelephone, as well as radio aids to navigation, are within a radius of 15 miles. Telephone and telegraph lines enter the town along the railj«/uno alternative land wire conmuni cations route exists. There is a cable froJ^$pB®?%tif KERAKUI Saki on KUNA3HIRI Shlma, 25 miles north of the town. u k] /s k ^p ™ ^ ' - JICPO/UL 6061 1-19' 89 Ti*SjfcETS. EASTERN COAST OF JAPAN. CINCPAC-CINCPOA BULLETIN 114-45^ _ # 15 MAY 1945. NEMURO/M CITY 1 t • ROAD KATSURAMUI r, I RESERVATIC u I v BARRACKS FUEL STO^AGI EMURO AIRFIELD No.l (FLG OWATTARAUSHI * / 3042 SCALE IN FEET EARLY 1942 LAT 43°I8'N., LONG. I45°36'E TO HANASAKI VILLAGE NEMURO (No. 1) (FLG) 43°18'N., 145O36'E. Location: Two miles south-southeast of NEMURO; three miles east-northeaet of WADA. Terrain: Adjacent area is swampy; no obstructions. Runways: 3300' x 1000 * ENE/W3W 3300' x 1000« NW/3E Grass. Facilities: Hangar on west side of field. Dispersal: Possible grassland areas. Use and Importance: This is a naval field with combat fighters and bombers. NEMURO (No. 2) (FAD) 43°21'N., 145°37'E. Location: One mile east-northeast of NEMURO; two nlles west-northwest of TOMOSHIRI. Terrain: There are no obstructions. Runways: 5000' x 5000!. Runways: 1. 4000' x 260' N/S - surfaced 2. 4000' x 260 • E/W - surfaced ?, r Facilities: Hangars to southeast of field. r '• • \ 90 W JICPOA-l 6 Obi1 1-50 145°34'30' 145"35' 145°35'30" C HOKKAIDO eemkemui-saki TOWN OF NEMURO IDENTIFIED BUILDING 43 BUILDING 20' 30" 12 H SHINTO SHRINE H BUDDHIST TEMPLE BENTENJIfMA (fortified)) • LIGHT Cold Storage Plant > i I—¥ RAILROAD (Approximate location) TELEGRAPH CABLE 250 500 750 1000 METERS 250 500 750 1000 YARDS ARBITRARY GRID USED NOT BASED ON WORLD POLY CONIC GRID FROM H.O. Chart No. 5530, 1942 •difion 145°34' REPORTED LOCATIONS OF 43° /.dStor\ ViXAQ^V^ 20' NEMURO (No.2) ^ (FAD) N ~M U R O 01 TARGET No. 1555 B H 43C K 19' 30" -gawa river -jima island -ko harbor 'robeble Tangl -saki cape Uctory zaki cape (seaweed) 145°34 SELECTED TARGETS. EASTERN COAST OF JAPAN. CINCPAC-CINCPOA BULLETIN 114-45. 15 MAY UNITED STATES PACIFIC FLEET AND PACIFIC OCEAN AREAS HEADQUARTERS OF THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF MCH/md CONFIDENTIAL 15 May 1945 - Serial DIS-151635 From: Commander in Chief, U. S. Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas. To: Distribution List. Subject: Selected Targets. Eastern coast of Japan. CinCPac-CinCPOA Bulletin No. 114-45. Enclosure (A) Subject Bulletin. 1. Subject Bulletin, forwarded herewith, need not be reported and when no longer of value should be destroyed. No report of destruction is necessary M. S , By direction* DISTRIBUTION LIST Copies: ARMY 2 Chief of Engineers, War Dept. 2 Comdt. Com & Gen Staff School, Ft. Leavenworth, Kan. 12 CG, AAF, Wash. DC 5 Dir Joint Target Group, AAF, Pentagon, Wash. DC 12 MIS Reading Panel, WDGS, Wash. DC 2 OPD, WDGS, Wash. DC ARMY NORPAC CG, 11th AF, APO 980, Seattle, Wash. 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