Honolulu in Honolulu County, Hawaii — Hawaiian Island Archipelago (Pacific Ocean)
Inside a Kaiten
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, November 26, 2025
1. Inside a Kaiten Marker
The pilot entered the kaiten through the lower hatch and sat in a canvas chair with a periscope and controls close at hand. the pilot could not unlock the hatch from inside. The warhead at the front was packed with approximately 1.5 tons of explosives.
"We all fully understood that accomplishing the mission means our own death After arriving at the Kaiten base, I was thinking about my death for two to three days but gradually I became calm What made me decide was the thought that Japan would not be protected without changing myself into a bullet. There were not any other ways to protect the people and the land."
Kaiten pilot Toshiharu Konada
Chief of Squad II, Kaiten Mission at Hachijo-jima Island Base
Tokko Newsletter, May 1999
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, World II • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1999.
Location. 21° 22.138′ N, 157° 56.311′ W. Marker is in Honolulu, Hawaii, in Honolulu County. It can be reached from Arizona Memorial Road west of Kamehameha Highway (Hawaii Route 99), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map.
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Regionally, this marker is on Hawaii’s Pearl Harbor and Historic West Oahu. Globally, it is in North America, Polynesia, the Pacific Ocean, North Pacific, the Pacific Rim, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Top Secret Kaiten: Suicide Weapon (here, next to this marker); A Desperate Measure (here, next to this marker); Mark 37 Electric Torpedo (a few steps from this marker); Mark 45 Nuclear Capable Torpedo (a few steps from this marker); Mark 27 Torpedo (a few steps from this marker); Submarine Rocket (SUBROC) (a few steps from this marker); Submarine Rescue Chamber (SRC) (a few steps from this marker); USS Parche (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Honolulu.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Kaiten (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, November 26, 2025
2. Inside a Kaiten Marker
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, November 26, 2025
3. Interior view of a kaiten
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, November 26, 2025
4. Interior view of a kaiten showing the lower hatch.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 29, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 23, 2026, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 29 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 23, 2026, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
