News Japan a hotspot for UFOs

[thomas]

According to a Pentagon website, that is: Japan is one of three prominent locations for unexplained aerial sightings in the world, with Iinomachi in Fukushima known as 'UFO Town'.

Since 2020, the Japanese military has been instructed to record sightings of unidentified objects in the sky. Although the Japanese government says its pilots have never encountered UFOs, the country's Self Defence Force was concerned about three videos released by the US Department of Defense that showed unexplained objects moving across the sky.

UAP hotspots according to the U.S. DoD:

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Other unconfirmed UFO sightings have produced a tourist hotspot in Iinomachi, in Japan's Fukushima province, which is known colloquially as "UFO town". The town's authorities have installed UFO-themed bus shelters and street lights to attract visitors interested in extraterrestrial life. It is home to the International UFO Lab, a research institute that released six "likely UFOs" images in June. The group said it had received 494 reports of suspected UFOs in the past year, but most appeared to be drones, birds, reflections of light, aeroplanes or insects.

Japan a hotspot for UFOs, says new Pentagon website

The country is one of three prominent locations for unexplained aerial sightings in the world, with Iinomachi known as 'UFO Town'

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Links:

Inside a Dying Japanese Town Obsessed With Aliens

The town is home to a striking mountain that residents believe attracts flying saucers.

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【公式】UFOの里- ロマンあふれる未知の世界へ

福島市飯野町はUFOの里です。UFOふれあい館ではUFOに関する資料の展示や３Dシアターが楽しめます。その他多目的な利用ができる公共施設です。

ufonosato.com

ホーム | 国際未確認飛行物体（UFO）研究所

ufo-laboratory.com

 

[johnnyG]

From the map there, it looks like the local hotspot(s) extend from about hiroshima westwards, over kyushu , on across korea, maybe even into china. But nothing on that map--no red circle--around fukushima?

I've never seen one (a UFO), but there's a space museum near us:

Cosmo Isle Hakui Space & UFOs Museum - Ishikawa - Japan Travel

While Hakui at first might seem a bit of a joke with all of the UFOs and aliens, Cosmo Isle Hakui is a museum about space exploration with a seriously impressive collection!

en.japantravel.com

 

[thomas]

I've never seen one (a UFO), but there's a space museum near us:

Cosmo Isle Hakui Space & UFOs Museum - Ishikawa - Japan Travel

While Hakui at first might seem a bit of a joke with all of the UFOs and aliens, Cosmo Isle Hakui is a museum about space exploration with a seriously impressive collection!

en.japantravel.com

Apparently, Hakui is Japan's UFO capital.

http://www.hakui.ne.jp/ufo/down/CosmoIsleHakui_Pamphlet_en.pdf