Visit to Yokota Air Base

When we arrived at Yokota Air Base, we checked into the Kanto Lodge.  This is not only a hotel; but when military personnel are transferred to the base, they sometimes stay here until their housing is available.  So we have mini suites with little kitchens and living rooms.

Here are the commanders of Yokota Air Base.  You see pictures of these commanders all around the base. On Monday morning we were able to meet the wing commander and have a short meeting with him.  He told us about how the military supports the DoDEA schools on the base.  His name is Colonel Douglas DeLaMater.

The base is like a town.  It's actually almost as big as Lander.  About 6000 people are part of the base.  It has its own grocery store (where we went to buy a few things for our rooms), shopping stores, and restaurants.  For instance, there is a Burger King, a Chili's and a Subway.  Here is a picture of the mountains at dusk that Pam took from the parking lot at the grocery store.  If it was a clear day, we would be able to see Mt. Fuji.  We have not been able to see it since we've been here because of the overcast skies.  It's not as clear here as it is in Wyoming.  It's also a lot more humid here.