This is neat! We started in Camp Yokohama in September 1956 then moved to Camp Zama. I went to school in Sagamihara, 3rd & 4th grade 1957-58. Went on shopping trips to Fuchinobe near Zama, and Motomachi near Negishi Heights from where you could see Fujiyama. Tachikawa and Yokosuka for big BX’s. Resort trips to Nara and Lake Biwako. Never made it to Zushi beach.
To this day my wife & I entertain guests with sukiyaki dinners. Sushi was old hat long before it became yuppie fare. Experience the best of Japan and ignore the rest, I have always said.