Kakazutakadai Park

Out of the way place but fascinating

Biked here. Great view of airbase and a little snippet of the battle of okinawa. There is a bunker where the Japanese held out which shows the determination of Japan plus the grit of the Americans. ...

Place to see the world's most dangerous airfield

The KaKazu Ridge Observatory is on the hill on the north side of KaKazu Ridge park. KaKazu Ridge park is located in near the US Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. The Navy and the Marine Corps rank MC...

Great park to view Kakazu Ridge

From the observatory, you can clearly see the Futenma flight line, which was an engagement area for Japanese defenses at the early stages of the US invasion of Okinawa (known as Kakazu Ridge). To the...

Sobering

I visited Kakazu Heights Park and Kakazutaka Observatory as part of an organized tour arranged through MCB Camp Foster. Kakazu Ridge was the site of some of the bloodiest fighting in the battle of Oki...

Very interesting park

Great view, awesome place to take the family