Paintball, beach cabin rentals, guided trips, and more!

    If you’re looking for a few well-deserved adventures or recreation opportunities, Misawa Air Base is a choice destination, offering a myriad of exciting activities. From scuba diving, hiking or mountain biking, to snowshoeing, paintball or ski and snowboard instruction, there’s something for everyone throughout the year.
    Stop by the Outdoor Recreation Center, located in the Weasels’ Den, any day of the week to ask about our guided adventure trips or take advantage of the wealth of information we have about the local area. In addition to maps and guides, we have a rental center equipped with a fleet of rental vans and just about everything you’ll need for camping, skiing, snowboarding and more!
    When the weather turns inclement and cold, those looking for a little indoor recreation won’t be disappointed. The Weasels’ Den is one of the Air Force’s preeminent indoor recreational facilities. In this expansive facility you’ll discover a batting cages, soccer field, miniature golf, paintless paintball arena, and more! MIsawa's youngsters delight in the newly built play areas and the massive indoor playgrounds.
    Outdoor Recreation is your connection to other recreation facilities in Misawa as well! Check below for Outdoor Rec's current schedule of events. .

 

Special Holiday Hours:
1 Jan: 10 am - 4 pm

Happy New Year!


    Shooting enthusiasts will find the Skeet and Trap Range to be an excellent venue. Guns, shells and safety gear are all included in the rental package. Adjacent to the shooting range are the Paintball Fields, where paintballers gather on weekends for high-adrenaline action.
    Himberg Pool gives Misawa’s swimmers an indoor place to meet year round for aquatic fun. The Base Beach on Lake Ogawara offers water sports and activities: canoes, kayaks, paddle boats, speed boats and water skiing. Also available at the beach are a new dog park, rental pavilions with barbeque grills, and charming lakeside rental cabins.
    The Disk Golf Course offers a scenic 18-hole Frisbee golf experience and Leftwich Park is a great place to host a squadron barbeque or other outdoor function.
    Let Outdoor Recreation and its many facilities be your source for fun and excitement in northern Japan.
Outdoor Rec & Weasels' Den
226-9378   Bldg. 973
Sun - Thu: 10 am - 7 pm
Fri - Sat: 10 am - 9 pm
Closed second Wed each month
.
Climbing wall closed until further notice.
 
UPDATED: 01/05/2009
SNOWSHOE ADVENTURES from Outdoor Recreation
HAKKODA SNOWSHOE ADVENTURE DAY HIKE 10 or 17 January • 7 am - 6 pm • $35 per person
Transportation, snowshoes, poles, guide, and a pack are included. There is a mandatory
pre-trip briefing for this activity the Thursday prior to the trip at 6 pm in the Outdoor Recreation
Center.All participants must attend this briefing. Deadline for sign-ups is the Thursday prior by 4 pm.
HAKKODA ROPEWAY & . FAMILY SNOWSHOE DAY HIKE 16 January • 8 am - 4 pm • $20 per person
Experience the fun of snowshoeing at a level more suited to the novice hiker!
Still plenty of great Hakkoda foothills winter scenery! Minimum age is seven.
SNOWSHOE ADVENTURE DAY HIKE 31 January • 6 am - 5 pm • $55 per person
A variation on our normal hike route: ride the ropeway up and explore the northern end of the
Hakkoda Mountains. Transportation, ropeway round trip fare, snowshoes and poles, guide and a
pack included. There is a mandatory pre-trip briefing for this activity the Thursday prior to the trip at
6 pm in the Outdoor Recreation Center. All participants must attend this briefing. Deadline for
sign-ups is the Thursday prior by 4 pm
 
Adventures by You Custom Trips
 
Always working weekends?
We can arrange any of our popular
adventure activities for your group on
a day more convenient for you.
Minimum participation numbers and
5 - 14 days advance booking required.
Call 226-9378 for more information.
   

Let it SNOW? Baby, it's COLD outside!
So turn up the heat with Outdoor Rec's
Indoor Soccer Tournament

9 am • Sat, 10 Jan (sign-up by 9 Jan)
5 on 5 play
Free T-shirts for the
first 10 teams to
sign up! Each team
must have at least one
female on the team.
Tournament will be held
on the indoor soccer field
(at the Weasels' Den).
For more information call 226-3982

January Ski and Snowbaord Trips

All skiing and snowboarding trips include transportation, lift ticket, and a tour escort. Equipment is provided free of charge, if needed and as available.
All Outdoor Recreation winter trips depart from and
return to the Hangar 973 parking lot (between Hangar 973 and the Naval Air Facility HQ).

Appi Ski Resort
3, 10, 19 and 24 January
7 am - 7 pm • $60 per person
Okunakayama Resort
3, 17, 19 and 31 January
7 am - 7 pm • $50 per person
Shimokura & Hachimantai Resort
17 and 31 January
7 am - 7 pm • $60 per person
Two resorts side-by-side for the price of one!
A shuttle bus will drive you the 5 short
minutes that separate these two great places!

Ajigasawa Shirakami
10, 19 and 24 January
7 am - 7 pm • $60 per person
A new destination for 2009! Ajigasawa Shirakami
is on the northwestern slope of Mt. Iwaki near
Hirosaki and Goshogawara.
WELCOME TO
LATITUDE 41º NORTH!

Let us be your outfitter for all your outdoor
recreation needs! We’ve expanded the outdoor
recreation store and given it a new name!
We’ve also filled our shelves with everything
you’ll need to enjoy your outdoor adventures
here in Japan and around the world.

Outdoor Recreation
Winter Equipment Rental & Servicing

We're ready to meet your rental needs for winter sports!
Full range of ski and snowboarding equipment available,
as well as cross-country skis and snowshoes!

If you’re planning to rent ski or snowboard
equipment from the Outdoor Recreation Center
and you haven’t come in for a fitting yet, now is the
time to do it! Avoid long delays getting fitted at the
last minute!

We offer waxing, edge sharpening, and base
repairs. Sorry, we do NOT mount ski bindings.

Outdoor Recreation Hours of Operation