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Japanese Bunkers, Port Blair
🏛️ Historical📍 Heritage📍 War Memorial

Japanese Bunkers, Port Blair

Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

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Overview

Concrete WWII gun-emplacement bunkers built during the Japanese occupation, scattered along the coast near Corbyn's Cove as silent war relics.

Why visit: WWII coastal defence relics of the occupation.

History: Built during the 1942–45 Japanese occupation of the islands.

Things to do
  • ›WWII bunkers
  • ›Coastal walk
  • ›Occupation history
  • ›Photography
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Travel Information

Best time

Oct–May

Entry fee

Free

Est. budget

₹50–200

Duration

1 hr

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