Official MCAS Iwakuni Sites
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MCAS Iwakuni
The official MCAS Iwakuni Website.
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MCCS Iwakuni
Marine Corps Community Services Website for Iwakuni. Provides information about where to eat, where to shop, car rental, employment, local movie showtimes, and all of the services you would normally associate with MCCS.
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DoDEA School, District, and Area Contact Information
A complete list of schools and offices with links to their Web sites, E-mail addresses, and other contact information.
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United States Naval Hospital Yokosuka
BHC Iwakuni is a branch of USNH Yokosuka. This site lists the services available at BHC Iwakuni and includes a list of telephone numbers and a link to the online pharmacy prescription refill request form (refills may also be ordered via the telephone refill process).
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Military.com Installation Guide
You will need to create a user name and password to access the information on this site. I highly recommend doing so, because it contains more information than I could ever copy and paste into this web site for you. There is informatoin on housing, rules and regulations, base services (complete with contact information), travel, detailed information about medical services provided both on and off base, and a great "must know" section.
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MilitaryHOMEFRONT
Previously SITES, MilitaryHOMEFRONT contains a lot of information that will help you through your move. The site is a little tough to navigate at first, so I will try to point you in the right direction here: Go to MilitaryHOMEFRONT, then click Troops and Families, then click Moving, and there are links to helpful aids such as Plan My Move (a customizable tool that fills in a calendar for you of all the things you need to do), and an Installation Overview (a very useful and informative packet that you can print a copy of for yourself, but it's a huge document, so you might prefer to download it from my Welcome Aboard Package page in either Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat format for viewing offline). This web site contains a great deal of the same information that the Military.com site provides.
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My AFN
The TV and Radio station provider for the base.
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JDVC Main Page
This is the Japan District Veterinary Command website. Read everything it contains, if you plan to bring your furry friend(s) with you to Iwakuni. It's a long, painful process, but if you really want to bring your pet, this is where you find out how to proceed.
Base Services
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Iwakuni Youth & Teen Clubs
This is a blog site for youth and teens at MCAS Iwakuni with information about MCAS Iwakuni's Club Beyond program, including a calendar of events. Check it out!
Travel and Maps
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Diddlefinger Maps
Maps of Japan, in English! Just zoom in to the area of your choice, select the options along the top of the map for including satellite overlays, train routes, and even other people's pictures from Panoramio!
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Hypderdia
Hyperdia.com is a nice resource for traveling within Japan. Click the English in the top left corner of the page next to the search boxes to begin. Then enter the starting point and destination (such as Narita to Iwakuni), then click Search. On the next page, you can further define your starting and destination points, choose whether you wish to include travel by airlines or shinkansen or both, dates and times of departure, type of seat, etc. Then click Start to see the resulting options based on your input.
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Up Up Down (GPS Maps of Japan in English)
If you have a compatible GPS unit, you can purchase maps of Japan in English at this web site. We have a Garmin GPSMAP 60CSx and the maps work on it. You will need about 1 Gb of memory to store all maps with topography, but you can select smaller areas at a time if you need to. Please realize that most roads in Japan don't have names, but the major roadways are marked on the maps, and even with this limitation, we have found it very useful.
Local Tourism and Sightseeing
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Global Security Info about MCAS Iwakuni
MCAS Iwakuni Base History
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Iwakuni City
The city of Iwakuni.
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Hometown Homepage - Iwakuni
This site provides a basic sampling of what the Iwakuni area has to offer.
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Miyajima Tourism
Miyajima is a popular nearby sacred island and tourist destination. This is the official web site of Miyajima Tourism.
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Miyajima Tourist Association
Information on Miyajima's festivals, accomodations, souvenirs, cuisine, and an English Guided Tour for Miyajima (pdf format).
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Hiroshima Online
Information about everything Hiroshima has to offer, including entertainment, culture, recreation, local news, transportation, and major attractions (under the HOL Travel Guide link).
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Hiroshima Navigator
Hiroshima sight-seeing, tourist information, lodging guide, and a walking tour map (Hiroshima City Guide Map).
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Yamaguchi Prefecture
Yamaguchi in general
Personal Web Sites About Iwakuni
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Iwakuni Trader
"Stuff for sale behind the spider fence."
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Cycle Iwakuni
For the cycling enthousiast, this site includes bicycle safety tips, bike routes, GPS maps, bicycle shop maps, cycle shows, and a calendar of upcoming events.
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Jackie Allen's Site
Bridging the Best of America and Japan.
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Scuba Ware (CafePress)
Get your Pure Adrenaline Dive Gear here! Options include apparel for all ages, mouse pads, mugs, stickers, and more.
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Familiar Junction
Familiar Junction includes topics such as "Life as the Wife of a United States Marine" and "Americans Living in Iwakuni Japan".
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The Spencers in Iwakuni Website
This page is slightly outdated, but still contains a lot of useful information, and was one of the few personal websites that I found about MCAS Iwakuni.
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The Gannon Family's Iwakuni Web Site
This is a personal website by peope who were stationed in Iwakuni from January 1993 to December 1998. This site includes a fun and informative tour of the base. Much of this site was under reconstruction, so hopefully it will contain updated information soon.
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Iwakuni Car Sales (Blog)
Bill Smith provides his own personal reviews of some of the local options when shopping for a vehicle while stationed in Iwakuni. (Please note, this blog represents and individual's personal opinion, and as such, is not provided for factual purposes).
Overseas-Shipping Friendly Companies
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OCONUS
Overseas Military Portal featuring stores that offer APO/FPO Shipping.
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Express Scripts
If BHC Iwakuni's small pharmacy doesn't meet your prescription needs, have your doctor write your prescription and pick up Mail Order Pharmacy enrollment form at the Pharmacy window. Simply fill out the one-time enrollment form, mail your prescription, and continue to fill your Tricare prescriptions online through the Mail Order Pharmacy, provided by Express Scripts. Your standard co-pay applies, and shipping is free unless you need express service!
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Drugstore.com
Health and Beauty Aids, Over-the-Counter Medications, Contact Lenses, Humidifiers, etc.
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Circuit City
This is one of the few popular electronics stores that I've found that ship here.
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Bed, Bath and Beyond
Bed, Bath, Kitchen, etc.
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Old Navy
Clothing
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Wal-Mart
Sometimes shipping is very slow.
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Amazon
Some (not all) Amazon stores ship here, but it can be a good resource.
Empower Your Mind
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About.com Japan
This site contains a lot of various information, and if you scroll through the links on the left-hand side, there are links for pictures and web cams of different places in Japan. Not necessarily base-specific, but interesting all the same for someone who is going to live there for a while!
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Learn Japanese
This site has a voice demo of some very basic phrases. It also has the alphabet, which I find fascinating.
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