Photo by Cpl. Janessa Dugan | Marine Corps Installations Pacific | 09.17.2016
An instructor from the Yayoi Kimono Shop and Cultural School serves matcha, a powdered green tea, to a guest 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......
Photo by Cpl. Janessa Dugan | Marine Corps Installations Pacific | 09.17.2016
An instructor bows to Beata Foldenauer, right, while serving mochi, a Japanese confection made from rice flour, during a Japanese Tea Ceremony Class at the Yayoi Kimono Shop and Cultural School Sept. 17 in Naha, Okinawa, Japan. The class gave Status of Forces Agreement members the opportunity to dress in traditional Japanese garments and learn about Japanese culture firsthand. During the......
Photo by Cpl. Janessa Dugan | Marine Corps Installations Pacific | 09.17.2016
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......
Photo by Cpl. Janessa Dugan | Marine Corps Installations Pacific | 09.17.2016
An instructor ties an obi, also known as a scarf, during a Japanese Tea Ceremony Class at the Yayoi Kimono Shop and Cultural School Sept. 17 in Naha, Okinawa, Japan. The class gave Status of Forces Agreement members the opportunity to dress in traditional Japanese garments and learn about Japanese culture firsthand. During the class, instructors who hosted the event dressed the SOFA personnel......
