Mibu Airfield

The airfield was an Imperial Japanese Army Air Service facility that ceased all operations following Japan's surrender at the end of World War II. With the dissolution of the Imperial Japanese military, the airfield was abandoned and subsequently fell under the control of Allied occupation forces before being returned to civilian use.

The site of the former airfield has been completely redeveloped and shows no remaining aviation infrastructure. The land is now occupied by the Mibu-Omocha no Machi Industrial Park (みぶ・おもちゃのまち産業団地), which translates to 'Mibu-Toy Town Industrial Park'. Key facilities on the former grounds include the Tochigi Prefectural Driver's License Center (which utilizes road courses built on the land), numerous factories (including those for toy manufacturer Bandai), commercial buildings, and a large-scale solar power plant. The layout of some roads and property lines in the industrial park still loosely follows the outline of the original runway.

Mibu Airfield, also known as Mibu Army Airfield (壬生陸軍飛行場), was constructed in 1943 as a branch facility for the Kumagaya Army Flight School. Its primary role was to provide basic and intermediate flight training for Imperial Japanese Army pilots. The airfield featured an unpaved, compacted runway. In the final stages of World War II, like many training bases in Japan, its role shifted. It was repurposed as a base for testing and training pilots for special attack (kamikaze) missions, notably involving the Nakajima Ki-115 Tsurugi, a purpose-built, late-war special attack aircraft.

None. The site was permanently repurposed for industrial, commercial, and public use decades ago. There are no plans or prospects for it to ever be reopened as an airfield due to the extensive and permanent development that has taken place.