Grant Heights-Hikarigaoka Google Earth tour (HD)

A Google Earth tour of present-day Hikarigaoka, Nerima-ku, Tokyo with notable Grant Heights Dependent Housing Area landmarks superimposed.

Located in northwest Tokyo, Grant Heights opened in 1947 two years after the end of World War II. Built atop a former Japanese kamikaze air base, Narimasu Army Airfield, it served as a housing annex for nearly three decades under both U.S. Army and Air Force commands. It occupied 413 acres and 823 housing quarters. Grant Heights closed in 1973 as the Vietnam War wound down and reverted to the Japanese. It was redeveloped as a master-planned community Hikarigaoka and municipal park, Hikarigaoka-koen.

BGM: "100 Years" written by John Ondrasik. Performed by Nicholas Wells (vocals and piano) and Sungmin Lee (guitar).

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