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The strings of harmony

The Wa-wa-wa Club performs with koto strings during the 32nd Annual Japan Day at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 6, 2019. The Wa-wa-wa Club plays a variety of classical Japanese music with symphonic Japanese instruments across the Aomori prefecture. (U.S. Air Force photo by Branden Yamada)
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The masks of Japan Day

A collection of Noh masks line the entrance to the 32nd Annual Japan Day at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 6, 2019. Noh masks were traditionally used in Japanese theatre for hundreds of years and have numerous types with different meanings in Japanese culture. (U.S. Air Force photo by Branden Yamada)
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Learning Japanese calligraphy

A Japan Day attendee writes his name in “katakana” during an art class during the 32nd Annual Japan Day festival at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 6, 2019. Japanese calligraphy is the ancient Japanese practice of artistic hand writing. “Katakana” characters are commonly used for words from foreign languages. (U.S. Air Force photo by Branden Yamada)
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Focus and rhythm

A Makibano Kids drummer plays a taiko drum during the 32nd Annual Japan Day festival at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 6, 2019. This was one of 16 performance groups that traveled across the Aomori prefecture to attend the Japan Day event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Branden Yamada)
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A bite for luck

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. John Alsvig, the 35th Fighter Wing command chief, gets a bite for good luck from a Japanese lion at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 6, 2019. The dance of the lion is fabled to dispel evil and calls in good luck. This traditional lion dance performance was one of many Misawa service members had an opportunity take part in during Japan Day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Branden Yamada)
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The start of the 32nd Annual Japan Day

Kazumasa Taneichi, center left, the Misawa City mayor, and U.S. Air Force Col. Jason J. Cockrum, center right, the 35th Operations Group commander, cut the ribbon marking the beginning of the 32nd Annual Japan Day at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 6, 2019. The Misawa International Club and Misawa AB leadership held their first Japan Day in 1988 to strengthen the community and share Japanese heritage. Conducting annual bilateral events reinforces the more than 60-year relationship that helps preserve peace and stability across the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Branden Yamada)
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The resolve of Japanese storytelling

A Japanese storyteller stands in character during a traditional Japanese play at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 6, 2019. The Japanese storytelling was a performance consisting of traditional dances, songs played with traditional instruments and acting for the 32nd Annual Japan Day, which shared Japanese culture with the base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Branden Yamada)
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Master wood working weasel creates custom art

Demi Ebert, a 35th Force Support Squadron recreation assistant, measures cedar planks in the woodshop at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 1, 2017. The shop carries various types of wood like mahogany, cherry and purpleheart. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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Master wood working weasel creates custom art

A plaque hangs on a wall in the woodshop at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 3, 2017. Yutaka Kashiwazaki, a 35th Force Support Squadron woodshop master laborer, takes his skills and passes them down to many service members who use the shop as a creative way to destress. (Courtesy Photo)
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Master wood working weasel creates custom art

Yutaka Kashiwazaki, a 35th Force Support Squadron woodshop master laborer, adds details to a plaque at the woodshop at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 1, 2017. Vanessa Breen, the 35th FSS director of arts and crafts and auto complex, considers Kashiwazaki an important asset to the shop because of his talent and skill in woodworking. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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Master wood working weasel creates custom art

Yutaka Kashiwazaki, a 35th Force Support Squadron woodshop master laborer, saws out a detailed piece in the woodshop at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 1, 2017. Kashiwazaki worked at Misawa’s woodshop for 18 years, making various plaques, gifts and lumber pieces for customers. The woodshop is used for recreational purposes enabling service members a way to relieve stress through a creative outlet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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Master wood working weasel creates custom art

Yutaka Kashiwazaki, a 35th Force Support Squadron woodshop master laborer, uses a table saw to carve a detail piece in the woodshop at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 1, 2017. In order for personnel to have access to the shop’s tools, they must take a safety class, teaching individuals about each tool and how to properly use them. Airmen build their resiliency through building woodcrafts, which powers their ability to perform all tasks fluidly at work. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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Master wood working weasel creates custom art

Yutaka Kashiwazaki, a 35th Force Support Squadron woodshop master laborer, uses a table saw to carve out an Air Force rank insignia in the woodshop at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 1, 2017. Kashiwazaki said adding details and creating new designs is his favorite part of woodwork. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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Master wood working weasel creates custom art

Yutaka Kashiwazaki, a 35th Force Support Squadron woodshop master laborer, uses a circular sander to smooth a detail wood piece in the woodshop at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 1, 2017. Kashiwazaki has more than 30 years of experience in woodworking and teaches others how to properly determine and use power tools for their projects. (U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Sadie Colbert)
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