Amazing place!

In 2026 I enjoyed the air festival here for the first time There were exhibits, merchandise sales! Food trucks and lots more, so much to see but there were long lines everywhere!! I found out later from the news... that a total of 66,000 people came😳 No wonder the line for buying drinks was so long you couldn't see the end🤣🤣🤣 Next time! Advice for you who are thinking of going You should bring your own PET bottle drinks If possible, in a cooler bag🤭 The main event, Blue Impulse, was awesome Feeling the roar of the jet engines up close really gets you pumped🥰 The trip home was tough but... I still want to go again☺️ It makes you want to buy a DSLR camera instead of using your phone and take great photos! 📸

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I went to the Chitose Machi air festival. On the way there I was able to take the free shuttle bus from Minami-Chitose Station, which was a great help, but on the way back there was an announcement saying 'Taxis and shuttle buses are extremely crowded, please refrain'!! I had no choice but to walk from Chitose Base to Minami-Chitose Station, and after leaving the base grounds, all the way to the station there were absolutely no shops, convenience stores, or vending machines, truly nothing to drink or eat, I got mild heatstroke, dehydration, a headache and was staggering, On the walk home, elderly people and people with disabilities were also walking while taking repeated breaks, about 3 km, about 1 hour, while watching dozens of empty shuttle buses drive past・・・ Isn't that strange??

I went to the air festival to see Blue Impulse. It was incredibly crowded, but the grounds are large so I could still enjoy it.

The air festival was far better than I imagined! The downside might be that it's a bit far, about 3 km on foot from Minami-Chitose Station. Free admission is truly appreciated! It was bustling as if there were tens of thousands of people, but because it's spacious, shoulders never bumped.

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