Halloween is an American export to Japan. Who would have thought? Melba and I drove to Yokota Air Force base after she got out of work today. We went to visit with Ronda and the family turning the weekend into a trip into Tokyo. This is the third trip we make to Yokota AFB by car and I am still amazed at the length of time it takes to get here from Yokosuka. This time out it took us two hours and ten minutes to travel forty-five miles.As soon as we turned off the main highway and approached the main gate of the base we were surprised to see throngs of costumed Japanese kids waiting for their American sponsors from the base to escort them in for their trick-or-treating excursion.
Every single one of them was in costume. These kids take this very seriously. It must be a major event of the year for them. Back at Yokosuka the base commander said that his place alone got hit by 800 trick-or-treaters, American and Japanese.
