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Mt. Fuji---Atsugi Naval Airbase

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February 5th 2010
For those of you who have visited Mt. Fuji, that mountain was the first thing I saw each morning out my window when I was stationed at the bottom of the mountain at the Atsugi Naval Airbase. I was in Mag-11, VMJ-1 which was a U.S.Marine aerial photo reconnaissance squadron. I don't have many photos from the area but I did find two photos of our base movie theater and one of our planes. I returned ... read more

Asia » Japan » Mt Fuji

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more