Misawa is a city located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 January 2023, the city had an estimated population of 38,198 in 19493 households, and a population density of 330 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 119.87 square kilometers (46.28 sq mi).
Misawa Aviation & Science Museum
Misawa City Hall
Misawa Air Base is an air base of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF), the United States Air Force, and the United States Navy located in Misawa, Aomori, in the northern part of the island of Honshū of Japan. It is located 3 NM northeast of Misawa railway station, 4.8 km (3.0 mi) west of the Pacific Ocean, 16 km (9.9 mi) northeast of Towada, 29 km (18 mi) northwest of Hachinohe, and 684 km (425 mi) north of Tokyo at the "Tip of the Spear". It is a Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) facility with the 35th Fighter Wing as its host wing. It hosts both Japanese and American troops.
A US Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 35th Fighter Wing departs Misawa Air Base during 2014.
AN/FLR-9 antenna array Misawa Air Base c.1980
Misawa F-16s
"Elephant Walk" at Misawa Air Base, May 2022