The Kaiten Kensho-kai is a group of relatives of the former Kaiten pilots and submariners, lost in WWII and those involved with the Kaiten program. We would like to express our gratitude to the Kaiten Kensho-kai group for funding the generous effort to publish "Kaiten" in Japanese.
Kikusui Group - (Kaiten pilots holding short swords). 5th from left in front row is Vice Admiral Shigeyoshi Miwa.
Two-Type I Kaitens strapped to the deck of an IJN I-Class submarine with wooden blocks
Taro Tsukamoto age 21 - Died aboard I-48 near Yap
Kaiten Kensho-kai 10Nov2019 Memorial Ceremony photos
Each year, since 1962, bereaved relatives of Kaiten pilots and crew, along with interested parties have met to honor the memory of the departure of the first Kaiten pilots on 9 November 1944. These pilots and submarine crews were giving/risking their lives for their country, just as the American military risked their lives for their country. The 10 November 2019 ceremony, where author Mike Mair spoke, was the first time a foreigner addressed the group.
Shigeru Harada Kaiten Kensho-kai president (l) Mike Mair (r)
Kaiten Kensho-kai memorial in Japan
Mike Mair at memorial marker for Hirose Kuroki co-inventor of Kaiten
Shinto Shrine on Ozushima Island
Bereaved families (Descendants) of kaiten pilots lost
Shinto Shrine
Shinto Shrine
Kensho Kai memorial service 10Nov2019
Yusaku Tsukamoto with Mike Mair
Mike and Nancy Mair - Hikari city
Exchanging caps
Ataka Kaiten Memorial Museum visit
Mike Mair viewing Kaiten plans
Mr Harada- Mike & Nancy Mair -translator Toshiyuki Shigemura
(L to R) Mike & Nancy Mair - Shigeru Mr Harada - Toshiyuki Shigemura - Fumihito Hiro
(L-R) Nancy and Mike Mair with Akio Yamane- Childhood friend of Sekio Nishina, Mr. Harada, and Mr. Shigemura (translator)
Ohzushima - Kaiten Island
Kaiten Memorial Ceremony 10Nov2019
Naval Commander - Yamaguchi Prefecture
Nancy and Mike Mair at memorial services
Mike speaking at the Kaiten Memorial Ceremony 11Nov2019
Nancy & Mike Mair — at Tokuyama-Shi Japan
Type I kaiten manned torpedo replica — at Tokuyama-Shi Japan
Mike and Nancy Mair at Otsujima Pier
People connected to the Kaiten Kensho-kai
Shigeru Harada Kaiten Kensho-kai president (l) Mike Mair (r)
(L-R) Nancy and Mike Mair with Akio Yamane- Childhood friend of Sekio Nishina, Mr. Harada, and Mr. Shigemura (translator)
Tomoko Nishisaki, city of Hiroshima media representative.
Masami Ono, nephew of Kaiten pilot Jun Katsuyama
Jack Mair w/sons Mike and Scott
Joy Waldron, Co-Author of "Kaiten"
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