By LISA VOGT/ Special to Asahi Weekly
September 20, 2022 at 07:00 JST
A helicopter is on display at the Ground Self-Defense Force Public Information Center at Asaka Camp in Saitama Prefecture. In addition to learning about the history and missions of the GSDF, visitors can enjoy interactive exhibits such as shooting and flight simulators. (Photo by Lisa Vogt)
Once a post station known for its copper crafts on the Kawagoe Kaido highway--which ran from Itabashi-shuku station through Nerima, Shirako and Hizaori to the gates of Kawagoe Castle during the Edo Period (1603-1867)--Asaka in Saitama Prefecture has shape-shifted with the times. [Read More]
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