Japan Airshows 2012

[Uni]

7 Apr. JASDF Nara. An openhouse day.
8 Apr. JASDF Kumagaya. 0900-1500. No Blue Implse this year!
No car park in/aroud the base.
Put your car at the car park around the JR Kumagaya station, and then take the JR
train to the JR Kagohara station. (3 stations, about 270JPY/one way).
The base is about 2km from the station.

There is no R/W at the JASDF Kumagaya, because there is only primary school for the JASDF. Usually some a/cs (including the B.I.) will have one or two fly-pass(es) at around 1030-1400. C-1, CH-47J, T-7 and B.I. will come from Iruma A.B..UH-60J, F-4 or F-15 wil come from Hyakuri A.B..
You'll be able to see some retired a/cs, too.
Please check the situation of the Kumagaya 2010 by YOUTUBE.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZH6VuItUIo

13-15 Apr. JMSDF Komatsujima O.H..(Invitee only)
14 Apr. JGSDF Somagahara O.H.
28 Apr. NAF Atsugi, Spring festival 1000-1700.
http://www.cnic.navy.mil/Atsugi/About/C ... /index.htm
30 Apr. JMSDF Kanoya
http://www.air-memo.com/air.html
(Japanese only)

5 May. MCAS Iwakuni with B.I..
http://www.mccsiwakuni.com/index.php?p=fd

20 May. JASDF Shizuhama airshow, no B.I..
There will be NO car parking area inside and around the base this year.
The shuttle bus info. will release about 2 weeks before the O.H..
20 May. JGSDF Kasumigaura Airshow.
20 May JMSDF Tokushima O.H..

26 May. Blue Impulse fly-by over the Oita city, Oita pref.
26 May. JASDF Nara, O.H. again. 0900-1500. Fly-by 1315-1345, T-4, U-125A and UH-60J.

27 May. JASDF Miho Airshow, no B.I.. 0900-1500.
Airshow 0907-1055, YS-11. T-400, C-1, F-15, F-2, F-4.
http://www.mod.go.jp/asdf/miho/koukusai ... tival.html

27 May. JGSDF Kita-Utsunomiya Airshow.0800-1400, Airshow 1030-1150.
http://www.mod.go.jp/pco/tochigi/kitauc ... ensai.html

27 May. JGSDF Takayubaru Airshow.

27 May. JMSDF Omura Airshow.
http://www.mod.go.jp/msdf/22aw/event/kaitaikinen.html

2 Jun. JASDF Hofu-Minami(Hofu-South), O.H..
3 Jun. JASDF Hofu-Kita(Hofu-North) airshow.
http://www.mod.go.jp/asdf/hofukita/info ... event.html

10 Jun. JASDF Niigata O.H.(ARW-Niigata only)
10 Jun. JGSDF Asahikawa O.H..

30 Jun. MCAS Futemma. O.H.
01 Jul. MCAS Fitemmma O.H.
01 Jul. JMSDF Tateyama O.H.

15 Jul. JMSDF Iwakuni O.H.
16 Jul. JMSDF komatsujima O.H..

21 Jul. JMSDF Hanshin O.H.. 0900-1600(TH-135 will come 1000-1500)
21 Jul. JGSDF Obihiro O.H.
21 Jul. JMSDF Shimofusa, "Summer Festa in Shimofusa"

28 Jul. JMSDF Maizuru, O.H..
28 Jul. JMSDF Ozuki O.H.
29 Jul. Civli Sapporo air port(JGSDF Okadama) airshow
http://sky.geocities.jp/haa_web/index.html
(Japanese only)

5 Aug. JASDF Chitose, airshow.
18-19 Aug.　 USAF Yokota O.H.
　　　　　　　　　　http://www.yokota.af.mil/library/friendshipfestival.asp

9 Sep. JASDF/USAF Misawa Airshow.
http://newpreview.afnews.af.mil/misawa/ ... st2011.asp
16 sep. JMSDF Iwakuni Airshow.

22 Sep. JMSDF Ohminato O.H..
23 Sep. JASDF Komatsu Airshow with B.I..
23 Sep. JMSDF Hachinohe Airshow.
23 Sep. Civil Akita A.P. Openhouse.

29 Sep. Blue Impulse fly-by at Gifu city, Gifu pref.
29 Sep. JMSDF Tokushima O.H..
29 Sep. JMSDF Shimofusa Airshow.
30 Sep. JMSDF Tokushima Airshow.
30 Sep. JGSDF Okadama(Sapporo airport) O.H..

6 Oct. JGSDF Yao O.H..
7 Oct. JMSDF Tateyama Airshow.

13 Oct. JGSDF Metabaru Airshow.
14 Oct. JGSDF Kisarazu Airshow.
14 Oct. JASDF Komaki Airshow. 0900am-1500pm.
14 Oct. Nagoya Int'l A.P., Airshow Japan with B.I..
14 Oct. JMSDF Naval Review at Sagami bay.
A/Cs will come from Atsugi, Shimofusa, and Tateyama.

20 Oct. JGSDF Naha O.H..
21 Oct. JASDF Naha, Airshow, no B.I..
21 Oct. JASDF Hyakuri Airshow, no B.I..

28 Oct. JASDF Gifu Airshow, no B.I..
28 Oct. JASDF Tsuiki Airshow with B.I..
28 Oct. JGSDF Akeno Airshow.
28 Oct. JMSDF Ozuki Airshow.

3 Nov. JASDF Iruma airshow with B.I..
11 Nov. JGSDF Tachikawa Airshow.
18 Nov. JASDF Hamamatsu airshow with B.I..
24 Nov. JASDF Ashiya airshow with B.I..

2 Dec. JASDF Nyutabaru airshow, no B.I..

JASDF released some B.I. schedules on their site on Mar. 19.
JASDF released airshow/openhouse schedules on their site on Mar.27.
There are some more opnhouse days at the small bases of the JASDF.

You can see some photos of Matsushima A.B.now, taken on Dec.23.
They made 4m-high soil-block fence around the base(used １ton*4,400-soil blocks and the length is totally 4,300m). No A/Cs stay there now, but some transportation A/Cs comes.
http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/shyuyuri12/archive/2011/12/23

[Uni]

>8 Apr. JASDF Kumagaya
There is no R/W at the JASDF Kumagaya, because there is only primary school for the JASDF.
But some a/cs (including the B.I.) will have one or two fly-pass(es) at around 1030-1400.

[Uni]

13-24 Feb. JASDF Hyakuri. ACM traing with MAG-12.
(6* FA-18, 3* AC-8B, 6* F-15. 5*F-4, 2*RF-4)
No fight on Sat. and Sun..

Blue Impulse(T-4) is now stay at JASDF Ashiya A.B. and traing over the Tsuiki A.B..
Please check the NOTAM from this site.(The code of the Tusiki A.B. is "RJFZ")
https://aisjapan.mlit.go.jp/Login.do

[Arnold ten Pas]

Some Infos. for the members of the 4AVIATION tours,

>8 Apr. JASDF Kumagaya
There is no R/W at the JASDF Kumagaya, because there is only primary school for the JASDF.
But some a/cs (including the B.I.) will have one or two fly-pass(es) at around 1030-1400.

C-1, CH-47J, T-7 and B.I. will come from Iruma A.B..
UH-60J, F-4 or F-15 wil come from Hyakuri A.B..

You'll be able to see some retired a/cs, too.

Please check the situation of the Kumagaya 2010 by YOUTUBE.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZH6VuItUIo

Uni, thx! It seems the Open House will fit our schedule, so I think we will give it a try.

[Uni]

28 Apr. NAF Atsugi, Spring festival 1000-1700.

http://www.cnic.navy.mil/Atsugi/About/C ... /index.htm

[Motty]

G'day Uni,

Do you know what type of show the Atsugi Spring Festival might be? Would it be an actual air show or just a public relations type celebration with the local community with no air activity?

Many thanks for any help.

Cheers,
Motty.

[Motty]

One other quick question (I've searched but couldn't find the answer already here).

Does the JASDF operate on weekends (Saturdays and Sundays)?

Thanks for any help.

Cheers,
Motty.

[CBR]

Do you know what type of show the Atsugi Spring Festival might be? Would it be an actual air show or just a public relations type celebration with the local community with no air activity?

Try Google on "Atsugi Cherry Blossom Festival" : e.g. http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=99561

[Uni]

Hi, Motty.

They usually open the apron at the festival, but static show only.
(and there will be no ropes around the a/cs)

Further, if you want to go there, please ask to the P.R.O. of the NAF Atsugi that you can enter the base or not.(Remember the Osan O.H. , South Korea 2011 !!)

And, usually there will be a long long line before the entrance gate due to the seculity check.
It will take more than 1 Hr. to enter the base.

JASDF/JGSDF/JMSDF is also "holiday" on Sat. and Sun. in Japan. No activities.
(Except routine maritime patrol, exercise, emergency and /or some special missions)

[Uni]

27 May. JGSDF Kita-Utsunomiya O.H.

[Motty]

Try Google on "Atsugi Cherry Blossom Festival" : e.g. http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=99561

I did try a quick Google but it didn't come up with that (I probably used the wrong search terms).

Many thanks for that.

Cheers,
Motty.

[Motty]

Hi, Motty.
They usually open the apron at the festival, but static show only.
(and there will be no ropes around the a/cs)
Further, if you want to go there, please ask to the P.R.O. of the NAF Atsugi that you can enter the base or not.(Remember the Osan O.H. , South Korea 2011 !!)
And, usually there will be a long long line before the entrance gate due to the seculity check.
It will take more than 1 Hr. to enter the base.
JASDF/JGSDF/JMSDF is also "holiday" on Sat. and Sun. in Japan. No activities.
(Except routine maritime patrol, exercise, emergency and /or some special missions)

G'day Uni,

Many thanks for the information. I didn't think they flew on weekends from my previous visits but I needed to be absolutely sure.

What happened at Osan last year? I have only been to the 2007 and 2009 shows.

(PM me if you like so I don't drag this thread off-topic).

Thanks again.

Cheers,
Motty.

[Uni]

Hi, Motty.
>What happened at Osan last year?
Dutch people didn't allow to enter the base.
Please read the topic which is about 60 lines under this topic in this forum(see page 2).
http://forum.scramble.nl/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=79555

I don't know about the regurations of U.S.militaries.
I think you had better to ask to the P.R.O. before you go to the U.S.-openhouse days in Japan.
(Misawa(USAF/JASDF), Atsugi(USN/JMSDF), Yokota(USAF), Iwakuni(USMC/JMSDF), Kadena(USAF),and Futenma(USMC))

[dutchphantom]

Motty is Australian so for him it should be no problem.

[Iwan Bogels]

Hi Uni,

Thanks for the updated information. Can you tell us more about 28 October? We were hoping to come over to Japan around this period, but what should we do if there are two (or even three) major airshows that day? For us Akeno en Tsuiki are really important. What happens on de day(s) before the airshow. Do they have a rehearsal day on the Friday before?

Next to that we are very curious about 20/21 October and 10/11 November. If possible we would like to make a two-week trip, including three weekends with airshows.

Hopefully you can tell us a little bit more.

Cheers,
Iwan Bogels