Captain Robert Robinson came to Yaphank and built his Dutch Colonial house with the building dated at 1726. He was then granted permission to dam the Carmans River to build a mill across the street from his house. The construction of this mill in 1739 was considered the founding date of the Hamlet of Yaphank.
Mount Kusatsu-Shirane. Viewed from the SE. Mount Kusatsu-Shirane (èæ´¥ç½æ ¹å±±, Kusatsu Shirane-san) is a 2160-meter active volcano in Kusatsu, Gunma, Japan. It is called Kusatsu Shirane to differentiate it from the Mount NikkÅ-Shirane on the other side of Gunma Prefecture. The summit of Kusatsu-Shirane volcano, located immediately north of Asama volcano, consists of a series of overlapping pyroclastic cones and three crater lakes.
Misawa Air Base is located in the Honshu Island of Japan, only 5 km away from the Pacific Ocean. It is run by the Pacific Air Forces and represents the one and only combined military base in the Pacific.amp Courtney is one of the few military facilities operated by the Marine Corps in Japan. The base is located in the Okinawa province â more precisely, in Uruma City. It is one of the youngest cities of Japan. It was formed in ...