Travel

Cuisine:

MY FAVES: Where to soak in an Onsen

Japan is known as a treasure box of hot springs. In fact, there are 3,084 hot spring sites along with 20,972 bathing facilities located throughout the nation.

Read on Stripes.com

Travel

Cuisine:

Climbing Mt. Fuji: Once in a lifetime experience

When one hears the words “active volcano” one of the last things that may come to mind is hiking... But, every year thousands of people from around the world make the trek to the peak of Mount Fuji from early July to mid-September.

Read on Stripes.com

Travel

Cuisine:

Look what's happening on your base!

Editor's note: Many events, trips, classes, games, and much more are happening on base, so take a look! Events are as accurate as possible at press time. Since times or event schedules can change, please verify events before attending. (This was updated Aug 21)

Read on Stripes.com

Travel

Cuisine:

Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II completes simulated defensive combat air patrol with live AIM-9X missile

Marine fighter pilots with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, launched from the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) to rehearse Combat Air Patrol missions with the F-35B Lightning II, carrying and employing a live AIM-9X Sidewinder, Pacific Ocean, August 7, 2019.

Read on Stripes.com

Travel

Cuisine:

Palau: Experience the wonders of this tropical paradise

Palau’s 500 tropical islands offer endless attractions across both land and sea. Visitors will find a wide variety of experiences, from the wildly adventurous to the luxuriously relaxing.

Read on Stripes.com

Travel

Cuisine:

Elegant Gujo Hachiman Castle highlights central Japan

Located in the mountainous Gifu region in the center part of mainland Japan, Gujo Hachiman is an attractive castle town filled with a classical rural feel.

Read on Stripes.com

Travel

Cuisine:

Culinary trip of a lifetime to Kochi, Shikoku Island

The Japanese language is filled with a lot of beautiful, almost poetic words which carry a deep meaning.

Read on Stripes.com

Travel

Cuisine:

Yamagata's natural, cultural attractions

Situated in the Northeastern part of Japan, Yamagata offers plenty of natural and cultural attractions throughout the seasons.

Read on Stripes.com

Travel

Cuisine:

Hang out at Yokosuka's Monkey Island

Monkey Island, or Sarushima in Japanese, is the largest uninhabited natural island in Tokyo Bay. The island is located a mile off Yokosuka Naval Base and is considered by locals to be the symbol of the city.

Read on Stripes.com

Travel

Cuisine:

Listen up! Some super concerts to be held in Japan!

Editor's note: There are lots of great concerts coming up in the next several months. So get off the couch and check one out. (This was updated August 17)

Read on Stripes.com

Travel

Cuisine:

DOD processed almost a billion dollars in improper travel payments in three years

The Defense Department’s travel system processed more than $965 million in improper payments in fiscal years 2016 through 2018, according to a government report released Thursday.

Read on Stripes.com

Travel

Cuisine:

Bon Odori Festival near Yokota AB Sept. 7

On Saturday, September 7, 2019, we will hold our internationally popular Bon Odori Festival in Friendship Park in Fussa City near Yokota Air Base, Tokyo.

Read on Stripes.com

Travel

Cuisine:

Yokohama AsoBuild, home to various attractions

Founded in March 2019, AsoBuild is a new type of entertainment building offering various hands-on attractions and the latest projection-mapping technologies.

Read on Stripes.com

Travel

Cuisine:

Beat the heat at these water parks and pools in Japan

TOSHIMAEN SWIMMING POOL (Tokyo): Through Sept. 8, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., close July 1-5, Aug. 8-12 and Sep.

Read on Stripes.com

Travel

Cuisine:

Here’s the scoop! These museums full of poop!

There was nothing but poo all over the place. And children of all ages (including ones with beards and graying hair) were enjoying stepping on piles of poo while gleefully shouting “POOOOO!” at the top of their lungs.