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Mariana Island >
Commonwealth of the Northern M >
Saipan >
Garapan
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Garapan is a modern town with a strong, mostly Japanese, tourist presence. Just south of the resort hotels and stores, however, are dozens of Japanese structures from WWII.
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Type: Outdoors
Status: Abandoned
Accessibility: Easy
Recommendation: check it out if you're nearby
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There are several bunkers and pill boxes along the beach, the Japanese built hospital (now a musuem), air raid bunkers, the central jail ruins, an old Japanese narrow gage locomotive, and more.
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Formerly a colony of Spain, Germany, and Japan, Saipan is now part of the semi-autonomous Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Garapan is the capitol of CNMI. Excluding Japan, there is little left in Garapan from the occupation of previous empires. There are many Japanese buildings, however. From 1914-1944 Japan utilized Saipan as a major source of sugar cane. Sugar cane production and refining dominated Saipan and 22,000 Japanese as well as Korean and Okinawan colonists moved to Saipan, far outnumbering the 4,000 native Chamorro and Carolinean people. Japan built many buildings and infrastructure to support its people, sugar industry, and finally growing military presence. In June of 1944, the U.S. invaded Saipan but, unlike subsequent amphibious opperations, did not totally destroy Garapan in the preinvasion bombardment. As a consequence, the Japanese utilized every building as a fort and there was a significant and bloody urban battle on the streets of Garapan. But, unlike Guam and Tinian, there are still many Japanese buildings that remain.
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The moderator rating is a neutral rating of the content quality, photography, and coolness of this location.
This location has not yet been rated by a moderator.
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This location's validation is current. It was last validated by
Opheliaism on 8/9/2010 8:43 AM.
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on Aug 9 10 at 8:43, Opheliaism validated this location on Aug 9 10 at 5:57, blueblocker changed the following: Province / State (please use full name), Country on Oct 7 08 at 19:45, Opheliaism validated this location on Oct 4 08 at 3:40, JC changed the following: Country on Aug 29 08 at 1:52, Steed validated this location on Aug 28 08 at 9:53, blueblocker made this location available on Aug 28 08 at 9:51, blueblocker updated gallery picture Garapan at Sunset on Aug 28 08 at 9:51, blueblocker updated gallery picture Tank on nearby beach on Aug 28 08 at 9:50, blueblocker updated gallery picture Nearby building on Aug 28 08 at 9:50, blueblocker updated gallery picture Jail cell with a new prisoner...
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