Waterfalls to Visit from YAB
Within a short drive of Yokota Air Base, you’ll find the city feel of Tokyo quickly fades away and some…
Within a short drive of Yokota Air Base, you’ll find the city feel of Tokyo quickly fades away and some…
For an outing with your family that is not too far from Yokota, head for Chichibu-Tama National Park and Nippara…
Last August my family of 4 visited the Hakone Venetian Glass Museum. My husband found this place on Google maps…
Susuki (pampas grass or silver grass) is known as one of seven autumn flowers in Japan. Sengokuhara is a…
My dad is a big Scotch fan so when my parents came for a visit, we drove them to the…
Near Hinohara Waterfalls is a beautiful rock cliff, with a narrow gorge cut by a clear mountain stream. You can climb…
Visiting Gumna Safari Park is a fun way to spend the day, particularly with kids. We went to celebrate our…
*The wax museum in the write up has been closed since September 2013. For that “high in the sky” look…
Fujiten is a ski resort at the bottom of Mt. Fuji about 90 minutes from Yokota Air Base. It is an…
For parents who love the sciences and want to share them with their children, the National Museum of Science and…
If you are stationed here with children, and perhaps even if you are here without, you are probably thinking about…
A few hour trip from Yokota Air Base is one of Japan’s most famous shrines – National Park Nikko. The…
On the surface, $74 for a family of four to eat brunch seemed pricey. It was $25 per adult and…
The Shikoku Pilgrimage is a life-changing 700-mile hike. Don’t have that much energy? Then head to Takahata Fudo Temple in nearby…
Ozawa Brewery makes Sawanoi Sake. Sawanoi Sake is one of the best selling sakes made in the Kanto Plain. Family…
Once the proud capital of 12th and 13th century Japan, Kamakura is a favorite place to visit. It has a…