One of THE reasons to go to Japan is to see and hear the impressive Shin Maywa waterplane every Monday, at 12:30 exactly, one US-1A will arrive from it homebase Iwakuni to be deployed at Atsugi for a week.
Pictured slowing down on rw36. Unfortunately my visit to Naha coincided with the rainy season - still it isn't everyday that I get the chance to photograph these a/c ...and they won't be around for that much longer.