Japan shares cultural heritage with Team Yokota

A barrel of New Year’s sake sits at the Japan Culture Day event hosted by the Japanese Welfare Association at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 13, 2017. The event included traditional festival food, a performance from the Samurai Taiko Drum Team, musicians playing the koto and shamisen and tea ceremonies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman David C. Danford)

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Masuhiro Shinozaki, 374th Aerospace Medicine Squadron bioenvironmental technician, poses for a photo at the Japan Culture Day event hosted by the Japanese Welfare Association at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 13, 2017. The event included traditional festival food, a performance from the Samurai Taiko Drum Team, musicians playing the koto and shamisen and tea ceremonies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman David C. Danford)

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The Samurai Taiko Drum Team performs during the Japan Culture Day event hosted by the Japanese Welfare Association at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 13, 2017. The event also included traditional festival food, musicians playing the koto and shamisen and tea ceremonies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman David C. Danford)

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Col. Kenneth Moss, 374th Airlift Wing commander, Col. John Winkler, 374th Mission Support Group commander, break open a barrel on New Year sake alongside Japan Air Self-Defense Force Operation Support Wing leadership at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 13, 2017. The event included traditional festival food, a performance from the Samurai Taiko Drum Team, musicians playing the koto and shamisen and tea ceremonies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman David C. Danford)

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Yokota members get dressed in traditional kimonos during the Japan Culture Day event hosted by the Japanese Welfare Association at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 13, 2017. The event included traditional festival food, a performance from the Samurai Taiko Drum Team, musicians playing the koto and shamisen and tea ceremonies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman David C. Danford)

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Japan shares cultural heritage with Team Yokota

Yokota members participate in the Japan Culture Day event hosted by the Japanese Welfare Association at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 13, 2017. The event included traditional festival food, a performance from the Samurai Taiko Drum Team, musicians playing the koto and shamisen and tea ceremonies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman David C. Danford)

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Col. Kenneth Moss, 374th Airlift Wing commander, makes opening remarks during the Japan Culture Day event hosted by the Japanese Welfare Association at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 13, 2017. In his remarks, Moss thanked the Japanese nationals for taking the time to share parts of their culture with base personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman David C. Danford)

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Musicians play the koto during the Japan Culture Day event hosted by the Japanese Welfare Association at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 13, 2017. The event also included traditional festival food, a performance from the Samurai Taiko Drum Team, and tea ceremonies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman David C. Danford)

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Japan shares cultural heritage with Team Yokota

Published Jan. 13, 2017
By Senior Airman David C. Danford
374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- A barrel of New Year’s sake sits at the Japan Culture Day event hosted by the Japanese Welfare Association at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 13, 2017. The event included traditional festival food, a performance from the Samurai Taiko Drum Team, musicians playing the koto and shamisen and tea ceremonies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman David C. Danford)