THe 374th Civil Engineer Squadron Environmental Office hosted a nature and history exploration walking tour, known as an eco-tour, for 25 citizens of Inagi City at the Tama Service Annex, Inagi City, Tokyo, Oct. 23, 2019. As a protected and secured area for the U.S. military’s natural and historical cultural resources, this facility has been left almost untouched for more than 70 years, providing tour attendees a rare glimpse into the past.
With the facility’s opening in 1937 as the former Japanese Imperial Army arms and ammunitions, Itabashi facility, the Tama-branch Factory came to be known as the “Tama Arsenal” after the land was ceded to the U.S. Army in 1946. Although no longer in use, still to this day the bunkers used...
