"another fool" <anotherfool@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Anyone know if there is any civil aviation in Japan?  Wife doesn't
> seem to think so and I have not seen any small civilian planes flying
> around.

You might check out the Japan verson of AOPA:

http://www.aopa.jp/

There are far fewer private pilots in Japan then US or Europe, and far fewer
airfields. Airplane rentals etc tend to be very expensive; at Honda field
outside of Tokyo I think a Cessna 172 wet is about 18,000 yen/hour.

If you have a license outside Japan it is no good in Japan. You would need
to get a Japan license. It is not too hard however to hook up with a
Japanese pilot and offer your services as co-pilot. You will find that the
private pilots in Japan are predominantly older retired guys with a
background in aviation and/or a lot of money.

-Marc