Hello, we are here! An hour flight from Sapporo’s Okadama airport and here we land at Misawa airport.

Unable to locate Misawa Airport on Google Map? Do not panic. Misawa airport is within the vicinity of Misawa air base. The Airport shares its facilities with the Misawa airbase. 

There are limited sections of the airport opened to the general public. I suppose the remaining grounds facilitated the operations of the airbase. We claimed our luggage and went to the arrival hall. It is a simple decorated arrival hall which the sign “Exit no. 4” is just impossible to miss. The bus stand for shuttle bus to Hon-Hachinohe is located next to the pedestrian crossing on the left. 

After tip-toeing a few times to peep into the bus, we realised that all the other passengers boarded the bus with their luggage. Geeze, here we go again to skip the gym by lifting 20kg luggage as and when🤦‍♀️. I guess if I keep this going, I would be eligible for a Weight Lifting title.

Tip: The shuttle bus is like a local bus which does not have any bus luggage compartment storage. Board the bus from the front with the luggage and collect the ticket from the dispenser. Keep an eye on the monitor screens at the front. It will indicate the next stop and bus fare. Press the bell ahead and alight from the front. Present the ticket and the bus fare to the driver when alighting. For updates on the bus fare, please visit Misawa Airport Official Site.

Yes, I know.. In Kanazawa and Kumatsu, boarding is from the back door and alighting from the front. Misawa boarding and alighting from the front. I suppose for simple reasons that they kept the back door closed so that our luggage will not be flying out through the back door 😏