Yokota Air Base
Tokyo area · mainland
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PCS TO JAPAN Your move to Japan.
Your move to Japan.
A plan you can follow.
Start with the Japan topics and community resources below. Local checklist content exists, but Japanese destinations are not yet available in the verified fresh app setup.
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Find your first useful step YOUR FIRST STEP Less searching.
Less searching.
A clearer next step.
Start with what helps your move to Japan today. Website resources and app destination access are checked separately.
Start with the country topics.
Get familiar with the local questions to ask before you move. Start here →
Check your local requirements.
Use your sponsor and the responsible office to confirm what applies to your status, household and timing. How to confirm requirements →
See your plan in Boris.
Preview the checklist and shared household plan. Fresh setup currently starts with the KMC; wider destination access is still being verified. Explore the app →
WHERE BORIS™ STANDS IN JAPAN
Eight Japanese communities are planned.
Each appears only after it passes review.
- Planned — in review
Yokota Air Base · Camp Zama / NAF Atsugi · Yokosuka · Misawa Air Base · MCAS Iwakuni · Sasebo · Kadena Air Base · Camp Butler (Marines). Local detail is reviewed community by community before it appears.
- Two realities
Japan guidance is maintained by community. Mainland and Okinawa are not assumed to be interchangeable, and gaps stay visible.
Checklist content and selectable app destinations are different. New app setup currently offers KMC; additional destination access is being verified.
FIND YOUR COMMUNITY
The Japanese communities, one by one.
A Boris™ community is the area families actually live and work across — not a single gate. Mainland and Okinawa are maintained separately rather than assumed to be interchangeable.
Camp Zama / NAF Atsugi
Kanagawa · mainland
Read the country topics Suggest a local correctionYokosuka
7th Fleet · Kanagawa
Read the country topics Suggest a local correctionMisawa Air Base
Aomori · northern Honshu
Read the country topics Suggest a local correctionMCAS Iwakuni
Yamaguchi · western Honshu
Read the country topics Suggest a local correctionSasebo
Fleet Activities · Nagasaki
Read the country topics Suggest a local correctionKadena Air Base
Okinawa
Read the country topics Suggest a local correctionCamp Butler (Marines)
Foster · Courtney · Hansen · Okinawa
Read the country topics Suggest a local correction MORE TO COME
Your community is not listed? Tell Boris where you are moving and what would help.
Suggest the next baseA JAPANESE ASSIGNMENT
Two tours, one country.
A Yokota arrival and an Okinawa arrival share a flag and very little else. Guidance is written per community, not per country.
01 / SCRIPT
Know which document you need.
Forms, signs and contracts may be in Japanese. Use community-specific guidance and confirm unfamiliar documents with the responsible office.
02 / TRANSIT
Transit shapes the move.
In many mainland communities, rail and local transit can materially affect housing and car decisions. Boris™ keeps that guidance tied to the community you choose.
03 / HOUSING
Start with your housing office.
Housing options and processes depend on your installation and circumstances. Start with local housing guidance and the responsible office.
04 / OKINAWA
Choose your Okinawa community.
Choose the community you are moving to. Okinawa and mainland guidance are maintained separately, with detail tied to your destination.
05 / AFTER ARRIVAL
After arrival.
Settled and Discover cover weekends, seasons and everyday life beyond the gate — the part of a long tour that keeps mattering.
WHAT FAMILIES WILL ACTUALLY DEAL WITH
The practical stuff, per community.
Local detail is maintained community by community; depth varies and grows over time.
Housing
On-base assignment or the local market, with the documents, the agent process and the offices that own each step at your installation.
Find your installation’s arrival and housing guidanceTransportation
Licensing and vehicles, plus the rail and local transit that decide how a family actually moves around.
Yokota: licensing and vehicle registrationEveryday life
Utilities, waste separation, phone and internet, and the paperwork that arrives in Japanese.
Healthcare
On-installation care and the local system beside it, and what to arrange in the first weeks.
Pets
The paperwork and timing an animal needs for this move, linked to the responsible authority rather than summarized second-hand.
Japan MAFF: dog and cat entry from non-designated regionsFamily resources
Schools and childcare, spouse employment routes, and the support offices at that specific community.
Ready to put your plan in your pocket? Start with the app preview and check which destinations are available in setup.
Explore the appOFFICIAL GUIDANCE
Confirm the steps that apply to you.
Boris™ complements official resources. It never replaces your sponsor, your command or the responsible office.
Arrival and housing
Choose your assigned installation, then use its Check-in Procedures and Housing pages to find the responsible office. Confirm your own orders and household arrangements with that office.
Find your installation’s arrival and housing guidanceDriving and licensing
This official starting point covers Yokota. If you are assigned elsewhere, choose your own installation in MilitaryINSTALLATIONS before following licensing or vehicle-registration instructions.
Yokota: licensing and vehicle registrationPet entry
Read the authority’s instructions before arranging travel with your animal. Confirm the route, species and required documents with your veterinarian; the linked guidance has its own scope.
Japan MAFF: dog and cat entry from non-designated regionsGUIDES AND ANSWERS
Questions families ask about Japan.
Which Japanese communities does Boris™ cover?
This website lists Yokota Air Base, Camp Zama / NAF Atsugi, Yokosuka, Misawa Air Base, MCAS Iwakuni, Sasebo, Kadena Air Base, Camp Butler (Marines). Listing a community here does not mean it is selectable in a new app installation.
Will mainland and Okinawa be treated separately?
Yes. Guidance is maintained by community, and mainland and Okinawa are not assumed to be interchangeable. Gaps stay visible where local detail is not ready.
Can I use Boris™ today if I am PCSing to Japan?
You can download Boris, but new app setup currently offers KMC. Japan destination access is being verified. Start with your sponsor and the official offices for your assigned installation.
Is Boris™ free?
Yes. Boris™ is free to download and use, and the core experience does not require creating an account.
DISCOVER YOUR NEW HOME
Discover your new home.
Browse local services by community. Published listings and local guides vary by destination; check the directory before relying on a service.
Weekends
What is reachable by train or a short drive from your installation, in each season.
Events
Local calendars and neighborhood events that rarely surface in English.
Everyday services
The practical list for the first month: clinics, repairs, a vet, somewhere that will sort a phone contract.
GET BORIS™
See how Boris shapes your plan.
Explore the app before downloading. Fresh setup currently starts with the KMC; Japan access is being verified separately.
Boris™ is independently built and operated and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or funded by the U.S. Department of Defense or any government agency. Depth of local guidance varies by community and by topic; the app shows an honest gap where a local fact is still unverified.