I use to live in Okinawa as a kid from 1971-73 and that home look pretty similar to my home. What I remember most was the very very large green grasshoppers, the poping pod plants, typhoons condition one, my mom killing the lizards with a broom, boiling water in your bathtub spam and rice, Hamburger Helper and Ultraman.
Be cool if you did a follow up on after you got your furniture. I’m an air force brat who used to live in Oki. I always like looking at these home videos. It reminds me of my childhood. Lol.
I will! It’s been slow moving in. Our stuff took 3 months to arrive, and then we had a new baby 3 weeks after that and life has been chaotic, but I’ll post an updated video soon.
We were there on Makiminato housing area between 12-77- to 12-80. I remember the typhoon telethons and Kiddie Kapers. Lets not forget Soupy Sails. Lupin The third and my favorite show was a Japanese show about high school girls Volley Ball . There was also a Japanese show about a mischievous male teen. Thank you so much for posting this video It brings back fond memories.
Plaza was always all officer housing from inception till? Yes the AF owns ALL housing on Okinawa.THey really upgraded the floors from the old days (sixties and seventies) I lived on okinawa for 16 years and go back each year at least once. Am always amazed how some not this lady but many complain about the housing... buckup buttercups your in the military this home would cost you 3000.00 if you had to rent it and that's without the maintenance and such. The Furniture is a big upgrade from the "early GI" look we all lived with back in the day... and we were happy for it.
We could have rented a home off base and the homes off base are really nice. However, we decided to sacrifice ‘nice’ for a big yard and a neighborhood setting.
We lived on the Plaza in the late 70's. Dad was not an officer. I do not believe our friend's fathers were either. At least the ones that lived around us.
Thank you for posting the video and the tour of housing. I wonder what the square footage is within the home you displayed. We’re headed there next year and will likely have to store most of our stuff. Thank you again!
I don’t get why they force single folks to move off base entirely. I had a 3bd, 2bt, garage, and frYard, bkYard at my last last base and something like that I’d be perfectly fine with.
I’m sorry- I just saw this. I do not know anyone in that housing to have access, but the Okinawa Military Family Housing Facebook page has photos and video walkthroughs of the housing layouts now.
All of our furniture was government issued on Okinawa 1954-1957 Army brat, Sukiran housing. Long time ago. No shipping of your furniture back then, you got what the government issued, rattan furniture mostly. Three bedroom, one bath..concrete floors (easy to sweep out the typhoon water!). Yep, a long time ago….
Is this only for officers? We are family of 6 and my husband is E-6. We will be moving there by August. I'm so worried that our stuff and my family won't fit in 4 bedrooms housing on base.
Yes- this one is designated for officers. The bedrooms in this house are a bit larger than other 4 bedrooms I’ve seen but the kitchen and living room are a bit smaller. This house is about 1400 sq feet. I would plan on around 1200 sq ft. The houses are definitely small. We ended up making one room a playroom with toys and a TV and they share a room to sleep.
@@kateray3834 thank you . My son is in Hansen . I recently found out there is no housing in Hansen. They did talk about maybe moving his location of work or a commute. Can you give me any insight on something like that I am a little nervous
