Residents, service members and families walk through

Residents, service members and families walk through the approximately two kilometers of Nago’s 52nd annual Cherry Blossom Festival Jan. 25 at the Nago Castle Ruin Site Park, Okinawa. There were hundreds of vendors serving food and offering prizes for games, in addition to performers, dancers, wrestlers and fire breathers. The city of Nago hosts the first cherry blossom festival in Japan, giving the festival its slogan, “Japan’s spring starts here.” (U.S. Marine Photo by Cpl. Natalie M. Rostran/Released)