The defunct Imperial Japanese Army Noborito Laboratory Museum for Education in Peace

Germ warfare, balloon bombs and spy gadgets!

Recommended for those with an interest in WW2 history, particularly the notorious Unit 731, though the Number Nine Research Laboratory dealt with all forms of unconventional warfare: sabotage devices,...

Negative history to be known (and not to be forgotten)

Original Text

I visited on weekdays in September 2019. Check the opening days and hours on the Meiji University website. I had only a miscellaneous recognition that it was a secret unit that made bacterial weapons, but I learned from a lot of materials and explanations. It is unique to universities that generously show so many materials for free ～ It is a must-see because there are related historic sites on the Ikuta Campus site where the museum is located. Technology is losing to each country due to lap delays ...

In the middle of the Secret Institute

Original Text

It is a former Army laboratory that is now a museum in the back of the Meiji University University Ta Campus. The famous one is the production of balloon bombs, but other than that, you can learn about the history of the army under the war, such as bacterial research and fake bill manufacturing, and the people involved in it 々.

Admission is not expected です

Original Text

Admission is free. It is about a 15-minute walk from Ikuta Station, so access is good. There are Japanese military materials. Although it is a small building, there are materials and weapons in the narrow space. The staff is also resident, so they will give you a brief explanation. If you go with 10 or more people, you need to contact us.

Old Japanese Army の Archive

Original Text

It is located on the Meiji University student Ta campus, a 10-minute walk from the south exit of "Ikuta Station" on the Odakyu Line. Opening hours are Wednesday ～ Saturday 10:00 ～ 16:00 Free tour. The Meiji University preserves and utilizes the building to teach history and peace education, etc., in the laboratory established by the former Japanese Army before the war. Balloon bombs and counterfeit bills are actually exhibited and you can see the secret war weapons at that time.