Hello Adam, could someone take interior pictures of the town houses in Ikego, Negeshi and Yokosuka. It would be very helpful. Thanks.

Anyone that lives in Ikego, can you please upload some photos for the type of home you live in.

I have an album here:

http://www.japanbases.com/home/pics...3-819.aspx

Just select the style home, and upload them to that category.

Once they are uploaded, I will approve them after a short period. I do it moderated, so people dont upload inappropriate pictures.

Please lets help out the newly reporting personnel, and to allow them to see the different styles and options that they have available.

Thanks for the video.  I have been on Ikego since last year and I did not know that there was a beach near by.  Can you tell me how to get there from the 711 near Ikego gate?  Thanks

Posted By hnbsmom on 28 Apr 2010 05:59 PM
Chancie, have you moved into your place in Ikego? What do you think about it now that you have? How often do you have to come back to main base, and do you have a car? Sorry for the questions but we have to pick soon and I'm just wondering from another mom's point of view!

Yes we moved in April 14th!

I like the house...but I would like it better if it were on main base! I don't really care about the wood floors, because they cost more to replace when my kids destroy them! It would be nice if there was carpet in the bed rooms, but at least with rugs I can pick something to match their rooms! 

My husband is on the GW, so he picks up stuff for us when he can.  No we don't have a car, and I'll probably be happier once we are able to get one.  It really depends on what you are looking to do as to how offten you have to go to main base!  You can't really depend on the Mini-Nex to have what you need...they were completely out of baby wipes the other day...!  We rented a car last payday so we could do big shopping trips, and get things we needed for the house, and that helped alot! Hopefully we can find a van this weekend in our price range!

On another note, the School thing is REALLY getting to me too!  On more than one occasion my kids and I have gotten SOAKED because of the rain... There is NO transportation of ANY KIND other than the HTW bus, and the Bus that suttles the older kids to Yoko for school... I really don't get why they can't run a bus for the kids on rainy days...they already have the bus stops, why not use them????  Then you've go the SAME people EVERYDAY who brake the no drop off/pick up with cars because they are to freaking lazy to walk!  Now I get the ones who do it when it's rainy...I would if I could!  I live almost as far as you can from the school, (if you look on a Map of Ikego, I live on the street just south of the MWR building)  and I walk/ride a bike everyday TWICE a day with my Kindergardener and my 3yr and 18 month old up that stupid-ly big hill, tell me why the lady who lives 5 minutes away needs to take a feakin car??? Ok, sorry rant over!!!!

The train is prett nice, since Jimmunji Station is just across from the Mini-Nex. I only have a problem trying to figure out which train I need...I know the stops, but I can't always figure out which train will take me where i need to go... I guess that will come with time!

I have pictures of my 4-bedroom on this site...For some reason when I uploaded them, It loaded them all backwards... so the pictures go from up in my bathroom, to my room, kids rooms and their bath, to downstairs hall, 1/2 bath, living room, kitchen (they replaced the stove in the picture with a new flat top one just last week!) , and "family room" but we use as a dining room, to the entry way and finally the front of the house.  The furnature in the pictures is all loaner stuff from housing.   I will tell you that the living room is much larger than it appears in the pictures!!! If I had to guess dementions I'd say around 25' by 12', but until I our hhg, I won't know for sure...of course there is suppose to be a place that gives dementions of the homes on line, but I was never able to find it....

Please feel free to ask anything!  I've been where you are, and I know how stressful it is! 

Thank you soo much!! I'm in a situation where they are offering me a 2 bedroom on main base or a 3 at Ikego. I have have 2 kids so they would have to share but they are young and I don't think they would mind sharing for now. From the sound of it my husband will be in and out for a while so it won't be too terribly cramped. I'm like you about the wood floors....my kids would have a heyday on those!! Thank you again for your response, it has been taken to heart and all will be considered!! Have a nice sunny day!

It really does not rain everyday! Wait until the end of July/August, you may miss all that rain. When we moved in about 2 years ago in July I swear it did not rain until September.
I moved here knowing I was going to do a lot of walking. I have gotten a little lazy, but I did hold off on getting a car for 6 months after arriving and that was because the train station was cold.(We moved in before the Jinmuji gate was open too!) I have just 'recovered' from not having a car for a month and realized how spoiled I got. I used to take the train into the base with my cart and shop, then take the HTW bus to get the groceries home.
Zushi city and beach is walking distance from Ikego. I did it a few times when we first got here in 90+ degree heat. (Not fun, but do-able) From the intersection outside the main gate go right until you come to a light (I think it comes to a "T") Turn right and go under the train tracks. You will come to a light right before the Zushi train station, turn left and go down that street. (Ginza) as you walk by, you will see a lot of stores. At the end of that street there is a scramble, (there is a Thai restaurant there). Go left and you will see a tropical-ish restaurant. Cross the street and go down that road, the beach is at the end.
I personally have never driven into that part of Zushi, I don't see a lot of parking. I just as soon take the train- I go to Jimuji station, go to the far side that goes into Zushi, go 1 stop up, leave the station going toward the JR Station and hit Ginza street. I shop there as well as on the street across from the JR station. (That is where Starbucks is)

Sorry about that hill. I don't deal with it on a daily basis, something for which I am relieved.

Chancie~ I feel your pain...i am in a townhouse by kyoto tower and I must climb the moutain of stairs to get to my house...I will be walking next year to take my daughter who will start kindergarten in 2011....I am not looking forward to that...The older two(1st and 3rd grade) walk it alone and I never hear them complain about the stairs...good for them as they are young and can handle it, lol
I only pick them up on rainy days and I do it at the bus stop at the end of the black fence...I was gonna pick them up closer to the school but there was nothing to be found....so many mom's park and I saw one that I kinda know....she parked and then I saw her kid walking so tell me if your kid is walking in the storm why are you there to get him/her?
My biggest complaint is the lack of yard I have but it's only b/c of where i am at....other TH don't have that issue....also lack of cover over patio's like main base and in sasebo...kids stuff is getting ruined b/c i don't have the room in storage to put it away...guess it's time to purge, lol

I would also like to add that I don't do well with crowds and MB is super crowded with rude teenagers...lol too many of them for me so Ikego is way more quiet than MB...

I think my husband wants Ikego so we will probably take it since they said it'll be our first offer. My son will be attending Kindergarten next year there as well so we'll probably get to know each other! Do any of you children go to the preschool (or cdc preschool) there?

Question for your guys on Ikego.....how long of a bike ride would it take to get to Zushi Beach? Is it an easy ride there or are there a lot of hills?

It's pretty flat from Ikego, but very hilly up to here. I walked it with kids in about 30 minutes to 45 minutes. On a bike 15 minutes, tops.

Just wanted to update since they are doing improvements to housing.

We NOW have covered patio's like the one's on main base. and we also have new fences.

They make a HUGE difference in the feel of the yard! We just got our "safety fence" taken down last Friday and I'm really lovin' the back yard. I'm gonna upload pictures in the next few days!

Be warned though, if you haven't already gotten your yard work done, expect A LOT of noise, and no yard for a little over a month until they finish it.

Does the CDC on Ikego have before/after school care?

And our tower (Nara) has nice paneling in the hallways now