Japan Air Self-Defense Force

The B777s are based at Chitose

(Basel, Michaël Schittly)

Chitose in autumn gives beautiful backdrops.

(Chitose, Jochem Manders)

The very special C-1FTB of the Hiko Kaihatsu Jikken Dan can be found at Gifu

(Gifu, Andrew Jewson)

All four prototype F-2s are used for testing at Gifu.

(Gifu, Dietmar Fenners)

602 Hikotai is the "Awacs" squadron of the JASDF

(Hamamatsu, Frank Noort)

If you want to see T-4s, go to Hamamatsu. Two squadrons with these trainers fly all day long normally

(Hamamatsu, Hans Jacobs)

Japanese CH-47Js are looking pretty cool in this outfit.

(Naha, Reinier Schreurs)

U-125As are used for search and rescue in tandem with the UH-60s.

(Hyakuri, Stephan van den Krommenacker)

YS-11 aircraft can still be found at Iruma AB.

(Iruma, Leonard van Teeffelen)

The Phantoms are gone, but the excellent viewing towers still exist. Nowadays you can take pictures of F-2s of 3 Hikotai from there.

(Hyakuri, Jeroen Jonkers)

The only EC-1 within the JASDF, the 78-1021, is used for electronic warfare.

(Iruma, Manolito Jaarsma)

The RC-2 is not the successor of the EC-1. This one is used for Electronic Intelligence (ELINT)

(Iruma, Scott Rathbone)

F-15J of 306 Hikotai departing from its homebase.

Komatsu, 1 November 2009, Dietmar Fenners

The aggressors moved from Nyutabaru to Komatsu on 6 June 2016. Normally five or six Eagles are seen active, the remainder on some sort of maintenance.

(Nyutabaru,Frank Noort)

The C-2 is the successor of the C-1.

(Avalon, Patrick Dirksen)

KC-46As are flying from Miho.

(Boeing)

The famous 301 Hikotai (frog) and 302 Hikotai (eagle) squadron badges are now applied to the F-35s.

(Misawa, Sachiy)

The E-2 Hawkeyes are based at Misawa in the north of Japan and at Naha on the southern island of Okinawa. Both squadrons use the same squadron badge though.

(Naha, Raymond van Dijkhuizen)

Naha on Okinawa is hosting two F-15J squadrons. 304 Hikotai is one of them.

(Tsuiki, Andrew Jewson)

UH-60 rescue helicopters are based all over the country.

(Ruud Maaskant)

305 Hikotai is based at Nyutabaru

(hyakuri, Andrew Jewson)

T-4 can be found throughout the country. The main fighter units all have a couple. This one is from 23 Hikotai at Nyutabaru

Nyutabaru, Andrew Jackson)

Two frontline F-2 squadrons are now both based at Tsuiki.

(Tsuiki, Reinier Schreurs)

8 Hikotai used to be based at Misawa but has moved to Tsuiki to make place for the two F-35 squadrons which are now based in the north.

(Misawa, Jochem Manders)

The T-7 is the basic trainer of the JASDF, here with the famous Mount Fuji in the background

(Shizuhama, Ruud Maaskant)

JASDF C-130 in grey camo

(Nagoya, Jeroen Jonkers)