The same week we visited the wisteria gardens, the Japanese had a 3-day holiday. They are several holidays grouped together and they call it Golden Week. Almost everything is in bloom during that time and many people travel during their vacation days. On one of those days, the base hosts Friendship Day which allows the Japanese people to come on base and enjoy an air show and seeing the base. I wasn't planning to go because I had heard it's so crowded you can barely walk, but decided last minute to give it a try with some friends anyways knowing I could always turn back around and go home. There is no driving on that day and the base is all sectioned off to make a walkway for the masses. They had huge bounce houses and food vendors, the air show of course, and static displays.
Minus the intermittent meltdowns from all of the kids, it was a great time! Chris had to work a couple of shifts selling unit T-Shirts but we met up with him in the morning and he got to stay with us and walk us back home before his second shift. He loved taking all of the kiddos and showing them the various static displays. Our kids, at one point, had sat down on the ground to watch part of the airshow and the Japanese people ate them up! They were taking pictures of our kids sitting there rather than the planes flying behind them. One in particular gave us some copies from his camera and another offered popcorn to us in exchange for pictures of them.
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