150503-N-EC644-475 ONAGAWA, Japan (May 3, 2015) Yeoman 2nd Class Robert Barker, assigned to Navy Munitions Command East Asia Division (NMC EAD) Unit Misawa, from Colorado Springs, Colo., is bitten by a wooden dragon in order to wish him luck during Onagawa, Japan's annual mikoshi festival. Local Shinto priests pray for the city's safety as the mikoshi, a portable Shinto shrine, is carried to surrounding neighborhoods by Sailors and Onagawa's citizens. The city of Onagawa is located in Japan's Miyagi prefecture and was devastated by the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that struck the area March 11, 2011. The citizens of Onagawa began inviting the U.S. Navy to their annual festival as a sign of friendship after the positive impact the U.S. Navy made on their lives during Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Ryan C. Delcore)
| Date Taken: | 05.03.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 05.06.2015 01:58 |
| Photo ID: | 1915578 |
| VIRIN: | 150503-N-EC644-475 |
| Resolution: | 2784x1848 |
| Size: | 1.41 MB |
| Location: | ONAGAWA, MIYAGI, JP |
| Hometown: | MISAWA AIR BASE, AOMORI, JP |
| Hometown: | ONAGAWA, MIYAGI, JP |
| Hometown: | COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, US |
| Web Views: | 33 |
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Misawa Sailors Take Part in Onagawa, Japan’s Mikoshi Festival
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