Residents, service members and their families make

Residents, service members and their families make the 400-stair climb surrounded by cherry trees to a prayer site during Nago’s 52nd annual Cherry Blossom Festival Jan. 25 at the Nago Castle Ruin Site Park, Okinawa. “It was quite the climb,” said Lance Cpl. Jesse J. Edwards, a multichannel equipment specialist with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF. “It was surprisingly tough. It feels like I did a full leg (workout).” The festival had multiple vendors and varied performances throughout the weekend. (U.S. Marine Photo by Cpl. Natalie M. Rostran/Released)