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    1. 05-03-2004, 09:02 AM #1
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      Post Who has lived in Japan??

      Just wondering. I lived in Okinawa, Japan from 1996 to 1999 (in the Marines). I'd like to know about any fun drifting or zero-yon experiences y'all had (especially if on Oki). If you were on Oki during the time above, you saw me drifting almost everyday (and destroying a few cars...lol).
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    2. 05-03-2004, 11:14 AM #2
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      Never lived there...but would like to visit their. Maybe next year I will go there.


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    3. 05-03-2004, 01:26 PM #3
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      hey my dad was stationed in camp zama (US army base) for three years and we lived right next to sagamihara,btw im not sure if i spelling that right,did you ever come down to the army base there? its a real small base when we were there!
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      Penguin,

      I have relatives in Okinawa and was there twoyears ago. My cousin took me drifting at the docks; it was f'in nuts. We pulled up to a bunch of stacked cargo containers, but in the middle of it all was a football field sized parking lot where about 500 kids were out drifting. These two Silvias cam screaming at us, and I thought they were going to run my ass over. Luckily they knew what they were doing, though, and drifted right past us. About an hour later, the silly police golf carts chased everyone off and we called it a night.
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    5. 05-03-2004, 05:43 PM #5
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      hahah...yeah, that's Aja/Ie Jima. We would also just drift around those streets in the industrial area. Part of it was just for zoro-yon. It was like a car show. just walk from the drifters to the draggers...lol
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      Originally posted by ep3nightkid
      hey my dad was stationed in camp zama (US army base) for three years and we lived right next to sagamihara,btw im not sure if i spelling that right,did you ever come down to the army base there? its a real small base when we were there!
      The only Army Base that I hung out at was Torri Station. I was up at Camp Hansen (near the middle of the island). I'm not even sure if Zama is still around. Wasn't that the place with the Elephant Cage? if so, they closed it and moved it to Hansen.
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    7. 05-03-2004, 08:33 PM #7
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      really? wow yeah i wouldnt be suprised i was there from 91-94 so it was a while ago!
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      I would like to go to japan and have my car shipped there..So everyone would be like WHOAAAAAAAAA LOOK AT HIS STEERING WHEEL....ITS ON THE OTHER SIDDDDDEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! And then they will be like whoa dude we have type-r's here. Ill be like HA i drive a Si, ITS RAREEEEEE BOYESSS!
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      Originally posted by k20hatch
      I would like to go to japan and have my car shipped there..So everyone would be like WHOAAAAAAAAA LOOK AT HIS STEERING WHEEL....ITS ON THE OTHER SIDDDDDEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! And then they will be like whoa dude we have type-r's here. Ill be like HA i drive a Si, ITS RAREEEEEE BOYESSS!
      I'd trade em
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      I did from October 2002 to April 2004. Not military. I'm returning in August or September.
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      Tragedy- did you speak japanese well before going? Or did you pick up most of it during your years there?
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      Originally posted by Tragedy
      I did from October 2002 to April 2004. Not military. I'm returning in August or September.
      I plan on going back this year sometime. Is Senega and Ie Jima/Aja a big spot for drifting still?
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      I also was in Okinawa. Spent my time (1991-1993) at Camp Schwab... ugh. Great diving though!!!

      I am going to take my family to Japan once my boy gets older, I love it there!!!

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      Originally posted by Speck
      I also was in Okinawa. Spent my time (1991-1993) at Camp Schwab... ugh. Great diving though!!!

      I am going to take my family to Japan once my boy gets older, I love it there!!!

      -=speck=-
      Schwab! I thought I had it bad at Hansen...lol. Yeah, it was great living there. Not much has changed except the changed the name of NTA to Jungle Warfare Training Center. Still not much there (up north).
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      argh... NTA... you HAD to bring that up, didn't you...

      I still get the heebee jeebees thinking about running that damn land nav course. Holy crap there are some big insects and scary things in that jungle!!

      But, Gotta show some respect for Kinville... I love those bars :)

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