A trick-or-treater takes some Halloween candy at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, Oct. 31, 2024. (Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes)

YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — The home of the U.S. 7th Fleet, normally a ghost town after sundown, came alive Thursday night with spirits, goblins, princesses and pirates going door to door to celebrate Halloween.

Characters in costume took to the streets to secure their yearly stash of sweets between 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., and hunt for homes with their porch lights burning, the signal that trick-or-treaters were welcome.

A pair of spooky nuns wait to enter Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, on Halloween, Oct. 31, 2024. (Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes)

Trick-or-treaters line up for Halloween candy outside a home at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, Oct. 31, 2024. (Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes)

Trick-or-treaters check out Halloween decorations outside a home at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, Oct. 31, 2024. (Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes)

A trick-or-treaters collect Halloween candy outside a home at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, Oct. 31, 2024. (Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes)

A trick-or-treater collects Halloween candy at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, Oct. 31, 2024. (Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes)

Some residents, occasionally dressed as vampires and witches, went as far as setting up tents and booths to welcome zombie nuns, pumpkin princesses and characters from beloved TV shows or video games such as Pokemon and Super Mario Bros.

The event went on without a hitch, with base security and safety personnel on scene to keep everything appropriately scary, according to a post from the base’s official Facebook page.