Photo by Yoshie Makiyama | Marine Corps Installations Pacific | 06.10.2023
Participants dance Kachashii, a festive folk dance, at the end of the tasting event.
Photo by Yoshie Makiyama | Marine Corps Installations Pacific | 06.10.2023
Maj. Gen. Stephen E. Liszewski , commanding general, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, and Manabu Miyagawa, ambassador in charge of Okinawan Affairs and representative of the Government of Japan, together enjoy a conversation during an awamori tasting....
Photo by Yoshie Makiyama | Marine Corps Installations Pacific | 06.10.2023
Participants pay attention to the presenter at an awamori tasting event.
Photo by Yoshie Makiyama | Marine Corps Installations Pacific | 06.10.2023
Maj. Gen. Stephen E. Liszewski , commanding general, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, looks into the label on a awamori bottle, while Manabu Miyagawa, ambassador in charge of Okinawan Affairs and representative of the Government of Japan, explains....
Photo by Yoshie Makiyama | Marine Corps Installations Pacific | 06.10.2023
Maj. Cesar Lopez, center left, director of MCIPAC Regional Contracting Office, listens to the history of Awamori presented by the Okinawa Awamori Distillers Association....
Photo by Yoshie Makiyama | Marine Corps Installations Pacific | 06.10.2023
Gaku Sakumoto, the president of the Okinawa Awamori Distillers Association, give a toast after his greeting.
Photo by Yoshie Makiyama | Marine Corps Installations Pacific | 06.10.2023
awamori distilleries from Okinawa listen to the remarks.
Photo by Yoshie Makiyama | Marine Corps Installations Pacific | 06.10.2023
Maj. Gen. Stephen E. Liszewski , commanding general, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, gives a remark at an awamori tasting event....