A resident from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni rolls
A resident from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni rolls mochi during a Mochitsuki – rice pounding – event at Tenno Elementary School in Tenno, Japan, April 16, 2016. Commonly eaten during the Japanese New Year a... More
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents pose for
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents pose for a group photo at the Kumano Brush Festival in Kumano, Japan, Sept. 22, 2016. The residents traveled to Kumano with the Cultural Adaptation Program for an oppo... More
A basket is filled with green tea leaves during a Cultural
A basket is filled with green tea leaves during a Cultural Adaption Program tea harvesting event in Iwakuni City, May 2, 2017. The Cultural Adaptation Program gave Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents the... More
Hannah Walker, a native of Michigan and Marine Corps
Hannah Walker, a native of Michigan and Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni visitor, plays with a kendama toy during a visit to Kinjuen Nursing Home in Iwakuni City, Japan, July 7, 2017. The invitation to the nurs... More
Sachiko Tamura, a chef with the Iwakuni City Food Promotion
Sachiko Tamura, a chef with the Iwakuni City Food Promotion Association, demonstrates how to properly cook eggs for sushi during a Japanese cooking class at Santopia in Otake, Japan, July 25, 2017. Tamura has b... More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Milton Bridges, a Marine Corps
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Milton Bridges, a Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni resident, and his daughter Taylor Bridges hold a white snake during a Cultural Adaptation trip to the White Snake Shrine in Iwakuni City, ... More
Japanese locals pose for a photo Local during a full
Japanese locals pose for a photo Local during a full moon tea ceremony and musical act in Iwakuni City, Japan, Oct. 4, 2017. Giving station residents the opportunity to participate in events like these is part ... More
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents harvest
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents harvest chestnuts alongside Japanese locals during a Cultural Adaptation Program trip in Iwakuni City, Japan, Oct. 20, 2017. The trip involved a tour of a chestnut fac... More
A Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni resident takes a
A Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni resident takes a photo at a wholesale market in Iwakuni City, Japan, May 19, 2018. Station residents visited the market in order to learn what was available to buy and to adve... More
Chiemi Tsukuda, a local Japanese flower farm owner,
Chiemi Tsukuda, a local Japanese flower farm owner, holds flowers in Miwa-Cho, Iwakuni City, Japan, July 12, 2018. The flower arrangement and farm visit was held in support of the Cultural Adaptation Program to... More
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents and Iwakuni
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents and Iwakuni locals walk to the Iwakuni Shirohebi Shrine during a Cultural Adaptation Program trip in Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 1, 2019. The visit to the shrine gave station... More
Ooishisan, sensei of the Tenkoku class, presents how
Ooishisan, sensei of the Tenkoku class, presents how to engrave the symbol into the stone in Iwakuni Culture Center, Iwakuni City, Japan, Thursday, November 14, 2019. In the class, residents made their Tenkoku ... More
Eiji Ishimoto, an employee at Iwakuni City Hall, reads
Eiji Ishimoto, an employee at Iwakuni City Hall, reads the translation of his speech at Iwakuni City's regional wholesale market in Iwakuni City, Japan, Feb. 6, 2020. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents ... More
Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni residents visit
Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni residents visit the Atago Lotus Cultural Center for a class about the history of the Tenkoku Sealing Stamp in Iwakuni City, Japan, Nov. 5th, 2020. The Marine Corps Commun... More
Nicholas Shivers, left, and Damian Shivers, Marine
Nicholas Shivers, left, and Damian Shivers, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents, wash their hands in a fountain at the White Snake Shrine during a Cultural Adaptation trip in Iwakuni City, Japan, Sept. 1... More
Japanese civilains roll mochi into balls during a Mochitsuki
Japanese civilains roll mochi into balls during a Mochitsuki – rice pounding – event with residents from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni at Tenno Elementary School in Tenno, Japan, April 16, 2016. Commonly eat... More
Japanese locals make their way toward the Kumano Brush
Japanese locals make their way toward the Kumano Brush festival in Kumano, Japan, Sept. 22, 2016. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents traveled to Kumano with the Cultural Adaptation Program to experience... More
Local Japanese children pick green tea leaves during
Local Japanese children pick green tea leaves during a Cultural Adaption Program tea harvesting event in Iwakuni City, May 2, 2017. The Cultural Adaptation Program gave Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni resident... More
Kikuko Shinjo, a Kinjuen Nursing Home resident, helps
Kikuko Shinjo, a Kinjuen Nursing Home resident, helps tie a wish to a bamboo branch during a nursing home visit with the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Cultural Adaptation Program at Iwakuni City, Japan, July... More
A Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni resident deveins
A Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni resident deveins shrimp for sushi and tempura during a Japanese cooking class at Santopia in Otake, Japan, July 25, 2017. Air station residents traveled with the Cultural Adap... More
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents and Japanese
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents and Japanese locals enjoy a koto performance during a full moon tea ceremony and musical act in Iwakuni City, Japan, Oct. 4, 2017. The Cultural Adaptation Program invi... More
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents watch Japanese
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents watch Japanese locals work in a chestnut factory during a Cultural Adaptation Program trip in Iwakuni City, Japan, Oct. 20, 2017. Chestnuts are a type of food commonly... More
A vendor shows a customer a flounder during a wholesale
A vendor shows a customer a flounder during a wholesale market in Iwakuni City, Japan, May 19, 2018. Station residents visited the market in order to learn what was available to buy and to advertise it to MCAS ... More
Flowers on display at a rindou flower farm in Miwa-Cho,
Flowers on display at a rindou flower farm in Miwa-Cho, Iwakuni City, Japan, July 12, 2018. The flower arrangement and farm visit was held in support of the Cultural Adaptation Program to give Marine Corps Air ... More
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents and Iwakuni
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents and Iwakuni locals walk to the Iwakuni Shirohebi Shrine during a Cultural Adaptation Program trip in Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 1, 2019. The visit to the shrine gave station... More
Erica Rosier, a resident of Marine Corps Air Station
Erica Rosier, a resident of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, engraves her stamp in Iwakuni Culture Center, Iwakuni City, Japan, Thursday, November 14, 2019. In the class, residents made their Tenkoku st... More
Satsuki Yanai, sensei of the lotus root class, show
Satsuki Yanai, sensei of the lotus root class, show the attendants of the class how to cut a lotus root at Iwakuni City's regional wholesale market in Iwakuni City, Japan, Feb. 6, 2020. Marine Corps Air Station... More
Mikie Watanabe (left), a cultural adaptation specialist
Mikie Watanabe (left), a cultural adaptation specialist with Marine Corps Community Services, speaks about monk Dokuryu Shoeki and how he brought the Tenkoku Stamp and many other traditions to Iwakuni in Iwakun... More
Ayano Nakamura, left, and Cindy Herrera, a Marine Corps
Ayano Nakamura, left, and Cindy Herrera, a Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni resident, play rock-paper-scissors during a Mochitsuki – rice pounding – event at Tenno Elementary School in Tenno, Japan, April 16, 2... More
Joannabella Smith, a Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni
Joannabella Smith, a Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni resident, practices her calligraphy at the Kumano Brush Festival in Kumano, Japan, Sept. 22, 2016. Air station residents traveled to Kumano with the Cultura... More
Stefanie Hansen and Tanesha Wallen, Marine Corps Air
Stefanie Hansen and Tanesha Wallen, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents, press and roll green tea leaves with Hirose-Iwakuni High School students during a Cultural Adaption Program tea harvesting event i... More
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and Kinjuen Nursing
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and Kinjuen Nursing Home residents eat somen nagashi, or sliding somen noodles, during a nursing home visit with the MCAS Iwakuni Cultural Adaptation Program in Iwakuni City, Ja... More
Kathryn Kelly, a Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni resident,
Kathryn Kelly, a Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni resident, poses for a photo with a mushroom after cutting a design into it during a Japanese cooking class at Santopia in Otake, Japan, July 25, 2017. Air stati... More
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents and Japanese
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents and Japanese locals pose for a photo in front of the White Snake Shrine during a Cultural Adaptation trip in Iwakuni City, Japan, Sept. 15, 2017. Air station residents... More
Analou Ordinario, a Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni
Analou Ordinario, a Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni resident, looks up at the Iwakuni Castle before the full moon tea ceremony and musical act in Iwakuni City, Japan, Oct. 4, 2017. The Cultural Adaptation Prog... More
A chestnut grows on a tree as Marine Corps Air Station
A chestnut grows on a tree as Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents participate in a chestnut picking event alongside Japanese locals during a Cultural Adaptation Program trip in Iwakuni City, Japan, Oct. ... More
Adrian and Alyssa Granillo, Marine Corps Air Station
Adrian and Alyssa Granillo, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents, look at mochi balls for sale during a wholesale market in Iwakuni City, Japan, May 19, 2018. Station residents visited the market in order... More
Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) residents and Japanese
Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) residents and Japanese locals attend a flower arrangement class in Tada, Iwakuni City, Japan, July 12, 2018. The flower arrangement and farm visit was held in support of the Cult... More
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents and Iwakuni
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents and Iwakuni locals learn about the symbolic Iwakuni white snake during a Cultural Adaptation Program trip to the Iwakuni Shirohebi Shrine in Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 1, 20... More
Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni residents visit
Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni residents visit the Iwakuni Culture Center for a class on Tenkoku Stamps in Iwakuni City, Japan, Thursday, November 14, 2019. In the class, residents made their Tenkoku s... More
Shelby Jolly and Monica Groomes, residents of Marine
Shelby Jolly and Monica Groomes, residents of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, chop mushrooms at Iwakuni City's regional wholesale market in Iwakuni City, Japan, Feb. 6, 2020. Station residents were given the ... More
Saryo Oishi (left), the sensei of the Tenkoku Stamp
Saryo Oishi (left), the sensei of the Tenkoku Stamp class, gives residents of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, their stamp-making kit in Iwakuni City, Japan, Nov. 5th, 2020. The Marine Corps Community S... More
Go Fukuda, left, owner of Kinjuen Nursing Home, shows
Go Fukuda, left, owner of Kinjuen Nursing Home, shows his daughter the bamboo ramp where noodles slide down during a nursing home visit with the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Cultural Adaptation Program in I... More
Residents from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni pose
Residents from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni pose with Japanese civilians and volunteers for a group photo during a Mochitsuki – rice pounding – event at Tenno Elementary School in Tenno, Japan, April 16, 20... More
Julita Bryant, a Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni resident,
Julita Bryant, a Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni resident, poses for a photo with calligraphy she painted at the Kumano Brush Festival in Kumano, Japan, Sept. 22, 2016. Air station residents traveled to Kumano... More
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents pose alongside
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents pose alongside Japanese students and locals duing a Cultural Adaption Program tea harvesting event in Iwakuni City, May 2, 2017. The Cultural Adaptation Program gave s... More
Sachiko Tamura, a chef with the Iwakuni City Food Promotion
Sachiko Tamura, a chef with the Iwakuni City Food Promotion Association, demonstrates how to properly place toppings before rolling sushi during a Japanese cooking class at Santopia in Otake, Japan, July 25, 20... More
Aaron Rupp, center, a Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni
Aaron Rupp, center, a Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni resident, and Mikie Watanabe, right, the Cultural Adaptation program specialist, help build a replica of the Kintaikyo bridge alongside Japanese locals dur... More
Local Japanese musicians give a taiko drum performance
Local Japanese musicians give a taiko drum performance during a full moon tea ceremony and musical act in Iwakuni City, Japan, Oct. 4, 2017. Giving station residents the opportunity to participate in events lik... More
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents hold baskets
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents hold baskets of chestnuts during a Cultural Adaptation Program trip in Iwakuni City, Japan, Oct. 20, 2017. The trip involved a tour of a chestnut factory and eating fo... More
Vendors display fish during a wholesale market in Iwakuni
Vendors display fish during a wholesale market in Iwakuni City, Japan, May 19, 2018. Station residents visited the market in order to learn what was available to buy and to advertise it to MCAS residents. (U.S.... More
Hiroki Ishizaka, a local Japanese flower farmer, trims
Hiroki Ishizaka, a local Japanese flower farmer, trims flower stems with a Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni resident, in Tada, Iwakuni City, Japan, July 12, 2018. The flower arrangement and farm visit wa... More
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents pose for
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents pose for a photo during a Cultural Adaptation Program trip to the Iwakuni Shirohebi Shrine in Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 1, 2019. The visit to the shrine gave station reside... More
Erica Rosier, resident of Marine Corps Air Station
Erica Rosier, resident of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, opens her gift from Ooishi sensei in Iwakuni Culture Center, Iwakuni City, Japan, Thursday, November 14, 2019. In the class, residents made the... More
Musu Tyler and Carla Brice, residents of Marine Corps
Musu Tyler and Carla Brice, residents of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, take turns slicing the lotus root at Iwakuni City's regional wholesale market in Iwakuni City, Japan, Feb. 6, 2020. Station residents w... More
Dalia Almond, a Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni
Dalia Almond, a Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni resident, carves out her Tenkoku Stamp at the Atago Lotus Cultural Center in Iwakuni City, Japan, Nov. 5th, 2020. MCAS Iwakuni residents learned about mon... More
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents prepare
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents prepare to practice calligraphy at the Fudenosato Kobo Museum in Kumano, Japan, Sept. 22, 2016. Air station residents traveled to Kumano with the Cultural Adaptation P... More
A local Japanese child shows a green tea leaf he picked
A local Japanese child shows a green tea leaf he picked during a Cultural Adaption Program tea harvesting event in Iwakuni City, May 2, 2017. The Cultural Adaptation Program gave Marine Corps Air Station Iwakun... More
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents pose for
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents pose for a group photo with Japanese locals during a visit to Kinjuen Nursing Home with the MCAS Iwakuni Cultural Adaptation Program at Iwakuni City, Japan, July 7, 20... More
Sachiko Tamura, a chef with the Iwakuni City Food Promotion
Sachiko Tamura, a chef with the Iwakuni City Food Promotion Association, tops her sushi with denbu, a fish flake seasoning, during a Japanese cooking class at Santopia in Otake, Japan, July 25, 2017. Marine Cor... More
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents build a
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents build a replica of the Kintaikyo bridge alongside Japanese locals during a Cultural Adaptation trip in Iwakuni City, Japan, Sept. 15, 2017. Station residents were take... More
Local Japanese musicians give a Taiko drum performance
Local Japanese musicians give a Taiko drum performance during a full moon tea ceremony and musical act in Iwakuni City, Japan, Oct. 4, 2017. Giving station residents the opportunity to participate in events lik... More
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents and Japanese
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents and Japanese locals pose for a group photo during a Cultural Adaptation Program chestnut picking trip in Iwakuni City, Japan, Oct. 20, 2017. Chestnuts are a type of fo... More
A Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni resident receives
A Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni resident receives a snow cone from a vendor at a wholesale market in Iwakuni City, Japan, May 19, 2018. Station residents visited the market in order to learn what was availab... More
Chiemi Tsuduka, a local Japanese flower farm owner,
Chiemi Tsuduka, a local Japanese flower farm owner, trim flower stems with a Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni resident in Tada, Iwakuni, Japan, July 12, 2018. The flower arrangement and farm visit was he... More
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents rinse their
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents rinse their hands before entering a shrine during a Cultural Adaptation Program trip to the Iwakuni Shirohebi Shrine in Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 1, 2019. The visit to the ... More
Zack Lorenzen, apprentice of Ooishisan in Tenkoku,
Zack Lorenzen, apprentice of Ooishisan in Tenkoku, shows how to mold the inkpot in Iwakuni Culture Center, Iwakuni City, Japan, Thursday, November 14, 2019. In the class, residents made their Tenkoku stamp base... More
Shelby Jolly, a resident of Marine Corps Air Station
Shelby Jolly, a resident of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, mixes the ingredients for the mochi at Iwakuni City's regional wholesale market in Iwakuni City, Japan, Feb. 6, 2020. Station residents were given t... More
Nicole and Hanae Courtier, Marine Corps Air Station
Nicole and Hanae Courtier, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni residents, carve out their own Tenkoku Stamps at the Atago Lotus Cultural Center in Iwakuni City, Japan, Nov. 5th, 2020. MCAS Iwakuni residents... More
Joannabella Smith, a Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni
Joannabella Smith, a Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni resident, makes paper at the Fudenosato Kobo Museum in Kumano, Japan, Sept. 22, 2016. During the visit at the Fudenosato Kobo Museum with the Cultural Adapt... More
Ryan McNeil, a Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni resident,
Ryan McNeil, a Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni resident, picks green tea leaves during a Cultural Adaption Program tea harvesting event in Iwakuni City, May 2, 2017. The Cultural Adaptation Program gave statio... More
Celeste Hill, a Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni resident,
Celeste Hill, a Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni resident, eats somen nagashi, or sliding somen noodles, during a visit to Kinjuen Nursing Home with the MCAS Iwakuni Cultural Adaptation Program in Iwakuni City,... More
Tempura fries inside a pot during a Japanese cooking
Tempura fries inside a pot during a Japanese cooking class at Santopia in Otake, Japan, July 25, 2017. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents traveled with the Cultural Adaptation Program to partake in the ... More
U.S. Navy Capt. Joanne Adamski, a dental officer with
U.S. Navy Capt. Joanne Adamski, a dental officer with 11th Dental Company, records a taiko drum performance during a full moon tea ceremony and musical act in Iwakuni City, Japan, Oct. 4, 2017. Giving station r... More
Mikie Watanabe, the Cultural Adaptation Program specialist,
Mikie Watanabe, the Cultural Adaptation Program specialist, leads an informative tour of a local chestnut factory during a Cultural Adaptation Program trip in Iwakuni City, Japan, Oct. 20, 2017. Chestnuts are a... More
A Japanese vendor throws candy into the crowd during
A Japanese vendor throws candy into the crowd during an auction at a wholesale market in Iwakuni City, Japan, May 19, 2018. Station residents visited the market in order to learn what was available to buy and t... More
Marine Corps Station (MCAS) Iwakuni residents and local
Marine Corps Station (MCAS) Iwakuni residents and local Japanese make flower arrangements in Tada, Iwakuni, Japan, July 12, 2018. The flower arrangement and farm visit was held in support of the Cultural Adapta... More
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents and Iwakuni
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents and Iwakuni locals bow during a Cultural Adaptation Program trip to the Iwakuni Shirohebi Shrine in Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 1, 2019. The visit to the shrine gave station ... More
Mituko Saryosan, apprentice of Ooishisan in Tenkoku,
Mituko Saryosan, apprentice of Ooishisan in Tenkoku, shows Taylor Keaton, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) resident, how to use her stamp, in Iwakuni Culture Center, Thursday, November 14, 2019. In the class, re... More
Lotus Root recipes on display after being cooked at
Lotus Root recipes on display after being cooked at Iwakuni City's regional wholesale market in Iwakuni City, Japan, Feb. 6, 2020. Station residents were given the opportunity to learn how to harvest and then c... More
Tenkoku Stamp sets laid out for Marine Corps Air Station
Tenkoku Stamp sets laid out for Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni residents to use at the Atago Lotus Cultural Center in Iwakuni City, Japan, Nov. 5th, 2020. MCAS Iwakuni residents learned about monk Doku... More
Elizabeth Scott, left, and Lauryn Scott, Marine Corps
Elizabeth Scott, left, and Lauryn Scott, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents, cook tempura during a Japanese cooking class at Santopia in Otake, Japan, July 25, 2017. During the class, participants learn... More
Sarah Kirk, right, Dawn Molitor, center, and Melissa
Sarah Kirk, right, Dawn Molitor, center, and Melissa McComb, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents, pose for a photo during a full moon tea ceremony and musical act in Iwakuni City, Japan, Oct. 4, 2017. Th... More
Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni residents and
Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni residents and local Japanese pose for a photo during a flower arrangement and farm visit in Tada, Iwakuni, Japan, July 12, 2018. The flower arrangement and farm visit was... More
An Iwakuni white snake peeks out its resting basket
An Iwakuni white snake peeks out its resting basket at the Iwakuni Shirohebi Shrine in Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 1, 2019. Marine Corps Air Station residents had the opportunity to learn the history of, and interact ... More
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents attend the
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents attend the Lotus Root Digging Experience at Iwakuni City's regional wholesale market in Iwakuni City, Japan, Feb. 6, 2020. Station residents were given the opportunity... More
Ayumi Hirata (left), a City Planning Representative
Ayumi Hirata (left), a City Planning Representative at Iwakuni City Hall, and Koichi Furukawa (right), the Tourism Strategy Manager at Iwakuni City Hall, show Ann Riddle (center), a Marine Corps Air Station (MC... More
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents pose for
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents pose for a photo during a Japanese cooking class at Santopia in Otake, Japan, July 25, 2017. The air station residents traveled with the Cultural Adaptation Program to... More
Milton Bridges, a Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni
Milton Bridges, a Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni resident, looks at the moon through a telescope during a full moon tea ceremony and musical act in Iwakuni City, Japan, Oct. 4, 2017. Giving station residents ... More
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents touch an
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents touch an Iwakuni white snake during a Cultural Adaptation Program trip to the Iwakuni Shirohebi Shrine in Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 1, 2019. The visit to the shrine gave st... More
The field of lotus root before being harvested at Iwakuni
The field of lotus root before being harvested at Iwakuni City's regional wholesale market in Iwakuni City, Japan, Feb. 6, 2020. Station residents were given the opportunity to learn how to harvest and then coo... More
Brooke DeWolfe, a Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni
Brooke DeWolfe, a Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni resident, transfers her stamps to paper during a Tenkoku Stamp class at Atago Lotus Cultural Center, Iwakuni City, Japan, Nov. 5th, 2020. MCAS Iwakuni ... More
Sushi and Tempura sit on a plate after being cooked
Sushi and Tempura sit on a plate after being cooked by Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents at Santopia in Otake, Japan, July 25, 2017. The air station residents traveled with the Cultural Adaptation Prog... More
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents and Iwakuni
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents and Iwakuni locals pose for a photo during a Cultural Adaptation Program trip to the Iwakuni Shirohebi Shrine in Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 1, 2019. The visit to the shrine ... More
Shelby Jolly, a resident of Marine Corps Air Station
Shelby Jolly, a resident of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, digs out a small root at Iwakuni City's regional wholesale market in Iwakuni City, Japan, Feb. 6, 2020. Station residents were given the opportunity... More
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents work together
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents work together to devein shrimp for sushi and tempura during a Japanese cooking class at Santopia in Otake, Japan, July 25, 2017. Air station residents traveled with th... More
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents and Iwakuni
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents and Iwakuni locals visit a local bakery during a Cultural Adaptation Program trip to the Iwakuni Shirohebi Shrine in Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 1, 2019. The visit to the shr... More
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents and local
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents and local Japanese residents dig for lotus roots at Iwakuni City's regional wholesale market in Iwakuni City, Japan, Feb. 6, 2020. Station residents were given the opp... More
Chandra Moudy, a Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni resident,
Chandra Moudy, a Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni resident, rolls sushi during a Japanese cooking class at Santopia in Otake, Japan, July 25, 2017. Air station residents received a demonstration followed by han... More
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents and Iwakuni
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents and Iwakuni locals visit a local bakery during a Cultural Adaptation Program trip to the Iwakuni Shirohebi Shrine in Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 1, 2019. The visit to the shr... More