Camp Zama facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Camp Zama |
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| Zama and Sagamihara, Japan | |
Two U.S. airmen work atop a signal tower at Camp Zama in June 2002.
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| Type | Military installation |
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| Owner | USA, with authority from Japan |
| Controlled by |  United States Army |
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| Built by | Imperial Japanese Army |
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| Garrison |
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Camp Zama is a United States military base in Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan.
The Camp
Camp Zama is close to the Sagami River near the foothills of the Tanzawa Mountain Range, Kanagawa Prefecture. The installation falls in the Zama City limits while the two housing areas, Camp Zama and Sagamihara Family Housing Area (SFHA), are located in the adjacent Sagamihara City. Once considered rural, this area has transformed into an urban area. New housing developments and communities along with shopping centers have increased the population and made traffic extremely congested. Traveling from Tokyo and outlying U.S. military installations to Camp Zama averages from 1.5 to 3 hours depending on the time of day. However traveling from other parts of Kanagawa was made easier with the opening of the nearby Sagamihara/Aikawa Interchange which connects with the Ken-Ō Expressway in May 2012. The recommended method to travel to Camp Zama during times of peak road traffic is via the extremely reliable local public transportation train system. The closest train station to Camp Zama is the Odakyū Line's Sōbudai-mae Station.
Images for kids
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Zama American High School, 2008.
