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The “U.S. Military Town” that flourished together with Yokota Air Base has become a “Multinational Town”…Walking in the Deep Town of Chaos in Fussa City, Tokyo

The "deep town of chaos" in Fussa City, Tokyo, has become a "multinational town"...Fussa City, Tokyo. The hustle and bustle of the red-light district has become sparse, and now the American-style streets have become a tourist attraction.

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Part of the base is open to the public during the Yokota Air Base Japan-U.S. Friendship Festival, which is held once a year. Last year, the festival attracted 190,000 visitors.
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In the entertainment district near JR Fussa Station, visitors who appear to be U.S. soldiers can be seen. Compared to the past, the number of visitors has decreased considerably.
Akio and Mari Saito run the general store “APRIL TONE. Both were born and raised in Fussa City.
The charm of Base Side Street is the collection of restaurants and eateries that are reminiscent of America in the 1950s and 1960s, from the outside to the interior.
The number of Asian restaurants, including Thai cuisine, has been increasing on Base Side Street, and the area is becoming more and more multinational every year.

Shimei Kurita
Born in 1987. Covers a wide range of topics including sports, economics, incidents, and overseas affairs. Author of “Surviving the COVID-19 crisis: Taxi industry survival. Aim for Koshien! The Insatiable Challenge of a Preparatory School Baseball Club” and many other composition books.

From the May 31, 2024 issue of FRIDAY

  • Interview and text by： Shimei Kurita (nonfiction writer) PHOTO： Takayuki Ogawauchi, Shimei Kurita (4th photo)

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