Ground Self-Defense Forces PR center is now popular
The Japan Ground Self Defense Force PR Center in Asaka was all over the news last month when grandstanding DPJ politicians used it as an example of wasteful government spending. The center’s unpopularity was cited as an example of its uselessness, but the situation seems to have changed:
The center used to get about 500 visitors per day on weekends. The TV news coverage of the center has proven to be great advertising – on the last Sunday of November there were over 2,000 visitors. [The news report even includes footage of a foreign visitor!]
If you want to check it out and eat some moe cookies, I advise you to visit soon. The DPJ has already decided to slash the SDF’s recruitment and PR budget, so the center could see a lot of its exhibits scaled down next year. They’ll be holding a special military band concert on December 20th and there will be a Spring Fair on February 6-7.
Here’s its location on Google Maps:
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