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US-Japan Military Base Issues: Maps of US Military Bases in Okinawa

This guide will provide help on locating both electronic and print resources related on the latest US military base issues in Okinawa.

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Locations of some major U.S. military bases in Japan OUTSIDE Okinawa Prefecture [Keep scrolling down to see more on the US bases in Okinawa]

Map of East Asia including Russia and locations of major US military bases in Japan
Misawa Air Base (Air Force)
in Misawa, Aomori Prefecture  [Official website]
Yokota Air Base (Air Force)
in Fussa, Tokyo  [Official website]
US Fleet Activities Yokosuka (Navy) 
in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture  [Official website]
Naval Air Facility Atsugi (Navy)
in Ayase, Kanagawa Prefecture  [Official website]
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni (Marine Corps) 
in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture  [Official website]
US Fleet Activities Sasebo (Navy)
in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture  [Official website]

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Maps of U.S. Military Bases in Okinawa

Map below left: U.S. Military Bases in Okinawa Today (from Page 6 "What Okinawa Wants you to Understand about the U.S. Military Bases by Okinawa Prefectural Government, Published in March 2018), 

Map below right: The location of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Futenma in Ginowan City and its relocation site, Henoko and Oura Bay in Nago City (from Page 3 "What Okinawa Wants you to Understand about the U.S. Military Bases by Okinawa Prefectural Government, Published in March 2018)

© 2018 Okinawa Prefectural Government Washington DC Office

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Map below: Air Spaces / Water Areas Used for U.S. Forces Training in Japan ("U.S. Military Base Issues in Okinawa" issued by Henoko Base Construction Countermeasures Division, Okinawa Prefectural Government, January 2017)

© 2017 Okinawa Prefectural Government Washington DC Office

Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Ginowan city (Map © Ginowan City)

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Futenma Air Base arial map

More information on U.S. military bases in Okinawa

For more information on U.S. military bases in Okinawa, please visit Base-related Data on Okinawa Prefectural Government Washington, D.C. Office homepage. You can browse Historic background of U.S. military bases in Okinawa, Issues stemming from U.S. military bases, U.S. bases and Okinawan economy etc.

For issues of Henoko base construction, please visit a website of Henoko Base Construction Countermeasures Division Executive Office, Okinawa Prefectural Government.

Professor David Vine's Base Nation website for his book of the same name features several resources, including comprehensive maps of U.S. military bases around the world, including those in Japan and Okinawa.  (Professor Vine is a faculty member of Department of Anthropology, American University.)

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