Visiting The WWII Museum In Kota Bharu

Malaysia was not an idle bystander during WWII. Run by the British, invaded by the Japanese, Malaysia was a fought over territory in the Pacific theater during the war. Kota Bharu, in the Northeast corner of peninsular Malaysia, experienced the first wave of Japanese invaders to its nearby beaches on the South China Sea. Now, a museum chronicles that time.

Outside the museum, a hodgepodge collection of military might.

Inside, impressive mural of the initial attack. Japanese uniform.

Unrelated to the area artifacts, models of the American atomic bombs dropped on Japan.

Curios. Gas mask and a room devoted to models, WWII and otherwise. If you build it, they will display it.

Back outside, a replica of one of the many concrete bunkers the British built along the beaches.