Atsugi Air Base

Japanese: 厚木航空基地 - あつぎこうくうきち
Atsugi Air Base

…In 1941, the Naval Arsenal and Naval Air Corps were established across the neighboring Ayase City area, and the Atsugi Airfield was built. After World War II, the airfield was taken over by the US military and became the Atsugi Air Base. After the war, irrigation work was carried out on the surrounding farmland, and the area became a model agricultural district, but from the late 1950s onwards, factories were attracted one after another, and large factories related to automobiles and electricity were established there. …

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Japanese:

…41年には隣接する綾瀬市域にまたがって海軍工廠,海軍航空隊が設置され,厚木飛行場が設けられた。飛行場は第2次大戦後アメリカ軍に引き継がれて厚木航空基地となっている。戦後,付近一帯の畑地には灌漑工事が施され,モデル農業地区となっていたが,50年代後半以降工場誘致が相次ぎ,自動車,電気関連などの大工場が立地した。…

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