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MCAS Iwakuni-Japanese Photo Gallery
MCAS Iwakuni residents, Japanese locals bond through calligraphy event
180106-M-OQ666-1171.JPG Photo By: Lance Cpl. Mason Roy

Jan 17, 2018
WAKI TOWN, Yamaguchi Prefecture - A child paints calligraphy during a U.S.-Japan calligraphy event, “Kakizome,” at Waki Town, Japan, Jan. 6, 2018. During the writing portion of the event participants painted words like “friend” and “bond” as a way of bringing two cultures from around the world together. They also got to place their favorite calligraphy painting on a wall to be viewed by everyone in attendance. “Kakizome” is a tradition the Japanese people participate in at the beginning of each year, and it resembles what is known in the Western Hemisphere as a New Year’s resolution. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mason Roy)


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