Misawa Sailors take part in Onagawa, Japan’s Mikoshi Festival [Image 7 of 10]

ONAGAWA, MIYAGI, JAPAN

05.03.2015

Photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Ryan Delcore 

Naval Air Facility Misawa

150503-N-EC644-486 ONAGAWA, Japan (May 3, 2015) Builder 2nd Class James Delacruz, assigned to Public Works Department, Misawa, Japan, from Manilla, Republic of the Philippines, left, and Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Lonnie Shepard, assigned to Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station Far East, Detachment Misawa, from Rockwall, Texas, carry a Shinto donation box 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 01:57
• Photo ID: 1915580
• VIRIN: 150503-N-EC644-486
• Resolution: 2784x1848
• Size: 1.57 MB
• Location: ONAGAWA, MIYAGI, JP
• Hometown: ONAGAWA, MIYAGI, JP
• Hometown: ROCKWALL, TX, US