terps94 Says: About an hour trip from Misawa is Hirosaki castle. Located in a beautiful park the castle is one of Japan's most famous cherry blossoms spots. If you want to see 2600 trees in full blooms swing by this place during the Golden Week (last week of April to first week of May)...
Cheese roll Noodle house: Order some cheeseroll
terps94 Says: This small restaurant is very popular among the Americans that live in Misawa. They are known for their cheese roll, it's like a spring roll but instead of pork filling they have cheese. We were told that this particular type of cheese is only made available for restaurant...
Paddy's Irish pub: Order up a pint
terps94 Says: Just outside the main gate of the Air Base there is an Irish pub so if you are craving some Guinness or Kilkenny head out to this pub. The food is not that bad I recommend the yakisoba and rice omeletteJust like any other pubs in Japan a pint can cause you about 700 to 800...
terps94 Says: This place offer a fun distraction for the day. In here you will see a replica of "miss Veedol" the first aircraft that made the transatlantic flight from here to the US. They have different activities in here like a flight simulator for a cessna and helicopter ( I crashed...
terps94 Says: if you want to go on a refreshing hike I recommend you go Oirase gorge and hike the 10km trail towards lake Towada. Along the trail you will see numerous falls to go along the very dense wooded area. comfortable shoes, water and camera
terps94 Says: The Tohoku prefecture and Japan has lot of hot springs bath that can help you unwind after a long day at work , a long hike or if you just want to enjoy the healing benefits of natural hot springs. Usually an onsen is identified by a red drawing of circle with 3 steams line....
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Misawa - my temorary home - My family and I have just moved here to Misawa, Japan (March2011). Aside from the devastating earthquake a few months ago, we really like it here. I have yet to explore beyond Misawa and cannot wait...
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Q: Hi! I'm in the US Navy, stationed up here in Misawa, and my wife's paperwork for command sponsorship (indefinite stay permission)...

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Located in Aomori Prefecture in Honshu region, Misawa is one of the smaller villages in the area. I went to visit my girlfriend who works as teacher in the US base here in Misawa. From here we...
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It took awhile to being in Japan. I was still yearning to go back to Korea. Strange though, I wanted to come to Japan first instead I got Korea. I don't regret it. I wanted to come to Japan first...
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My family and I have just moved here to Misawa, Japan (March2011). Aside from the devastating earthquake a few months ago, we really like it here. I have yet to explore beyond Misawa and cannot wait...
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