Takashiro Airfield

Decommissioned at the end of World War II. The airfield was an Imperial Japanese Army facility that became defunct following Japan's surrender and the subsequent demilitarization of the country.

The site has been entirely reclaimed and is now used as agricultural land. The distinct layout of the former runways and taxiways has been erased, replaced by rice paddies and other fields. While no aviation infrastructure remains, the general outline of the airfield can still be faintly discerned from aerial imagery through the arrangement of the farmland. A stone memorial monument (慰霊碑) has been erected at the nearby Uesaka Community Center to commemorate the history of the airfield and honor those who were involved in its construction and purpose.

Takashiro Airfield, also known locally as Uesaka Airfield (上坂飛行場), was an Imperial Japanese Army base constructed in the final stages of World War II (c. 1944-1945). Its strategic purpose was to serve as a training and dispersal airfield, primarily for Special Attack Units (Kamikaze), in preparation for the anticipated Allied invasion of the Japanese mainland (Operation Downfall). The airfield was part of a network of smaller, often concealed, airfields built to preserve air assets from Allied bombing. Due to its late construction and the war's end, it was never used for significant combat operations. The construction heavily relied on mobilized labor, including local students and Korean workers, a somber aspect of its history that is now officially commemorated.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Takashiro Airfield. The land has been in private agricultural use for over 75 years, and the region's aviation needs are served by established airports such as Tottori Sand Dunes Conan Airport (RJOT) and Miho-Yonago Airport (RJOH). Redeveloping the site for aviation is considered economically and logistically unfeasible.