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    Tea Time: Okinawa residents, Status of Forces Agreement members bridge cultural gap through tea ceremony class [Image 2 of 8]

    Tea Time: Okinawa residents, Status of Forces Agreement members bridge cultural gap through tea ceremony class

    NAHA, OKINAWA, JAPAN

    09.17.2016

    Photo by Cpl. Janessa Dugan 

    Marine Corps Installations Pacific

    An instructor from the Yayoi Kimono Shop and Cultural School ties a kimono for Ladera Swiger during a Japanese Tea Ceremony Class Sept. 17 in Naha, Okinawa, Japan. The class provided Status of Forces Agreement personnel with the opportunity to experience Japanese traditions firsthand. During the class, instructors who hosted the event dressed the SOFA personnel in kimonos and taught them polite phrases and courtesies to use when visiting a Japanese home. The students learned how to politely partake of tea and refreshments and how to prepare and serve the matcha, which is a powdered green tea commonly served at tea ceremonies.

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    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 09.17.2016
    Date Posted: 09.21.2016 22:06
    Photo ID: 2869951
    VIRIN: 160917-M-TA471-020
    Resolution: 3534x5300
    Size: 3.26 MB
    Location: NAHA, OKINAWA, JP
    Hometown: BEAUFORT, SC, US

    Web Views: 14
    Downloads: 6

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