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The post office on base is great. Send your stuff home with an American stamp on it. I have only been asked for my ID once. So, if you're concerned that as a spouse, you can't use it, yes it is a possibility.

However, your spouse has the rights to go in and use it. There is a mail drop box at several locations around base that you can put your stuff in. Boxes? Hmm... might have the ID holder in your family take care of that. Next to the NEX, the mail box looks like R2D2. There's also a box outside and inside the post office. There's one by the Navy Lodge. And, there should be some in SRF and FISC. That way, the employee can drop them off when they're on lunch.

OFF BASE big post office is a hoot. It's fun to send at least a few post cards (buy post cards on base, it's hard to find out there!) with Japanese stamps. You'll falter through, but they'll figure it out, and you spend (last time I sent) 70Yen to send a post card.


The red Japanese post boxes are everywhere.