Japanese Self Defence Force

Well, today was a rather unusual day... I suddenly decided to go for a drive to a Japanese Self Defence Force base, just for fun, and to see the jets. Anyway, when I got near the base I checked my car-navi and turned down a really narrow dirt track that seemed to run up to the perimeter fence. (Didn't have permission to go inside of course. And after today, I guess I'll never be allowed inside) Parked the car in amongst the trees near the fence, hopped out with the camera, and waited for something to happen...

Something happened...

I was there for only a couple of minutes when a truck pulled up with two guys who I assume were military police. Behind that another truck with military dudes in the back. (Oh, one of them may have been a girl, I'm not sure; obviously I was more concerned with the police-types). Anyway, the two guys walked up to their side of the fence, started questioning me. They were VERY polite and friendly, but wanted to see some ID. Then they got on the phone and another
police-type turned up, this one with a camera! So they took my photo (they actually asked if it was ok, so I guess I could have refused, but I didn't want to push my luck), and another photo of my ID. So I took their pix as well. Then they wanted a pix of my car, but I said no... don't ask why, I really don't know why I refused. Anyway, they seemed pretty sad.


One of them was spending a lot of time on the phone, but not within earshot... maybe he was asking his boss if he could strap me to a bomb... although they really were very kind. They even remarked on how good my car looked. I mean, they asked me lots of casual questions, but within the casual questions there were many serious questions... I think their interrogation techniques are extremely good.

After that, they sent me on my merry way (all up I think it took about 20 or 30 minutes, maybe), and I stumbled across a proper road near another section of the fence, BUT this area was full of people watching the jets, and it was very open (no trees); so I guess it was ok to stop there.
I was sitting in the car for about 5 minutes, when I saw the truck with the police dudes driving along the fence line... oh crap... but they sped past... waving and grinning madly at me!! Couldn't believe it!
Later in the day I noticed a car that was an unusual blue colour following me... I pulled over and let it pass, and snapped a photo. When I got home and checked the pix on the pc we found by it's number plate that it was a military vehicle... am I being watched???