I'm a civilian working for the army moving to Camp Zama, Japan. Hoping to hear from people that have been thee and can make me feel at ease about thating my bike over there. I really need a garage to store the bike and tools. I care love my bike too much to leave it outside for three years. Also, are there a lot of other Harley riders over there. Any info you can give would be great. Thanks, Bill

 

Judging from the pictures I've seen of their bike rallies, there's tons of Harley riders in Japan.

 

And they're as nuts as we are!


http://www.armymwrjapan.com/automotive-skills

 

Please post us the real news on whats happening with the nuclear plant and all the radiation that over there !! And watch were you go when riding. So you do'nt ride into the HOT ZONE !!

 

At least they have helmets

 

Sayonara!

 

I think you mean Camp Zama, which is about 20 minutes away from me, if you would like to hook up once you get over here give me a shout.

There are a ton of Harleys over here and great riding every where.

Check out http://www.motofoot.co.jp/ the owner speaks English and does compliance to Japanese standards for registration of import bikes here, close to Zama too.

 

Gonna love it there! I spent over a year at camp Fuji. I loved going to rappongi.

 

Assuming you're going to be living on the base, you should avoid the immediate and massive culture shock you'll encounter. If you need to rent a private garage for your Harley that can get pricey depending on where you are. But I am not sure where you're base is so maybe it's in a remote location? Only other thing I'd offer as advice is it's been my experience that in Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagasaki I never seemed to have a problem if my Japanese language skills failed and I hadda find someone who spoke English. But if you get further out and start hitting the less densely populated regions (like you take a day trip or just go cruising) the amount of English speakers you run into drops off quickly. So depending on your proficiency in Japanese that can prove a challenge.

Most of all enjoy yourself. Soak in another culture. You'd be amazed at how different it really is.

 

Maybe 57billy can introduce them to the helmet cam!