Seriously. There are 5000people on that thing.
THe base has been a-buzz with all the to-do with its arrival. It's the first nuclear carrier in Japan (you can imagine how popular that makes it). It's a big big boat. Click on this link to see a few more pictures: http://www.flickr.com/photos/franchiandjustin/sets/72157607515567495/

Justin was able to watch it dock. there were a TON of people there. Unfortunately, it's only in town for 5 days before it heads out for another month.