Toyohashi Naval Airfield

Military Dissolution. As a facility of the Imperial Japanese Navy, the airfield was surrendered to Allied occupation forces after the war. The Imperial Japanese military was formally disbanded, and its bases and equipment were either destroyed, dismantled, or repurposed. The land was eventually returned to the Japanese government for civilian redevelopment.

The site has been completely redeveloped and bears no resemblance to an airfield. The former grounds are now a major industrial and logistics hub known as the Akemi Industrial Park (明海工業団地). The most significant occupant is the Volkswagen Group Japan Headquarters and its primary vehicle import center, where cars from Volkswagen and Audi are processed for the Japanese market. The area also contains numerous other factories, warehouses, and some residential zones. The history of the naval base is commemorated locally; the original main gate pillars have been preserved, and a memorial monument dedicated to the air group and its fallen members stands in the nearby Akemi Park (明海公園).

The Toyohashi Naval Airfield was the base for the Toyohashi Naval Air Group (豊橋海軍航空隊, Toyohashi Kaigun Kōkūtai), established on April 1, 1943. Its primary function was as an advanced training center for crews of land-based attack bombers, such as the Mitsubishi G4M ('Betty') and the Mitsubishi G3M ('Nell'). As the war progressed and Japan's situation became more desperate, the training unit was reorganized for combat roles. During the Battle of Okinawa in 1945, aircraft from the Toyohashi Air Group were deployed on numerous 'special attack' (kamikaze) missions as part of the large-scale Kikusui (Floating Chrysanthemum) operations against the US fleet. The base itself was a target of American air raids during the final year of the war.

None. The land is fully occupied by significant industrial infrastructure, commercial properties, and housing. There are no plans, proposals, or any practical possibility of converting the area back into an airfield. The region's aviation needs are served by Chubu Centrair International Airport (RJGG).