JMSDF Shimofusa Air Base

Shimofusa Air Base, officially Shimohusa Air Base, is a military aerodrome of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. It is located 5.4 NM east of Matsudo in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The base straddles the border between Kashiwa and Kamagaya cities.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mutsumi Station and Hōsen-in Temple.

Mutsumi Station

Railway station

Mutsumi Station

Photo: Miyuki Meinaka, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mutsumi Station is a passenger railway station in the city of Matsudo, Chiba, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway. The station is numbered "TD-29". Mutsumi Station is situated 2 km west of JMSDF Shimofusa Air Base.

Hōsen-in Temple

Buddhist temple

Hōsen-in Temple

Photo: あばさー, Public domain.

Hōsen-in Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 1½ km west of JMSDF Shimofusa Air Base.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kanegasaku and Nakazawa.

Kanegasaku

Neighborhood

Photo: Higa4, CC0.

Kanegasaku is a neighborhood, which is situated 5 km west of JMSDF Shimofusa Air Base.

Nakazawa

Quarter

Photo: Higa4, CC0.

Nakazawa is a quarter, which is situated 5 km southwest of JMSDF Shimofusa Air Base.

Makinohara

Neighborhood

Photo: Higa4, CC0.

Makinohara is a neighborhood, which is situated 6 km west of JMSDF Shimofusa Air Base.

JMSDF Shimofusa Air Base

Type: Naval base
Category: military installation
Location: Kamagaya Shi, Chiba, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

35.79908° or 35° 47′ 57″ north

Longitude

140.01846° or 140° 1′ 7″ east

Open location code

8R72Q2X9+J9

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=military

OpenStreetMap feature

military=naval_base

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In Other Languages

From Japanese to Spanish—“JMSDF Shimofusa Air Base” goes by many names.

Japanese: “海上自衛隊下総航空基地”
Russian: “Авиабаза «Симофуса»”
Spanish: “Base aérea Shimofusa de JMSDF”

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