Six years later, Yokota returns to Fussa Tanabata Festival

Takeuchi Shotaro, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron finish carpenter, fastens a gold plate with the Japanese name for Yokota on top of a mikoshi in Fussa City, Japan, Aug. 8, 2025. After six years of disuse due to COVID-19, the mikoshi was repaired by the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron and used during the 2025 Tanabata Festival in Fussa City. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Taylor Slater)

PHOTO BY: Staff Sgt. Taylor Slater

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NIKON D5

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50.0 mm f/1.4

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63/10

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1/500

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100

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