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Megahira Ski Resort: Close enough to MCAS Iwakuni for day-trip skiing

The closest and most accessible ski resort to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni is Megahira Ski Resort, just over a 1½-hour drive depending on road conditions. It’s not a destination resort, but if you’re stationed in southern Japan, the convenience and cost of the lift passes make it worthwhile.



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Stroll through Japan’s past at this architectural park in western Tokyo

The Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum is an experience both subtle and sublime, a park within a park. The museum has gathered more than two dozen structures, ranging from simple farmhouses to an industrialist’s mansion, and arranged them in a 17-acre compound inside Koganei Park in Koganei city.

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