Misawa Airmen catch Japanese culture

Col. Stephen Williams, 35th Fighter Wing commander, catches a salmon at Salmon Park, Oirase, Japan, at the start of the annual Oirase Salmon Catching Festival, Nov. 10, 2012. Local dignitaries and officials began the salmon catching by wrestling in the first catch of the day. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. April Quintanilla)

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Misawa Airmen catch Japanese culture

Fish catchers from Misawa Air Base, Japan and the local Japanese community wait on the edge of the wading pool at Salmon Park, Oirase, Japan during the annual Oirase Salmon Catching Festival, Nov. 10, 2012. Participants were given the opportunity to catch salmon with their hands and take them home. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. April Quintanilla)

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Misawa Airmen catch Japanese culture

Son of Col. Matthew Dana, 35th Fighter Wing vice commander, walks across the metal boardwalk at Salmon Park, Oirase, Japan, during the start of the annual Oirase Salmon Catching Festival, Nov. 10, 2012. The festival brought together members from the base and local Japanese community and is where baby salmon are also released into the wild during the spring. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. April Quintanilla)

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Chief Master Sgt. James Laurent, 35th Fighter Wing command chief, and Misty Griffin, wife of Col. Mike Griffin, 35th Mission Support Group commander, search the cold water for salmon at Salmon Park, Oirase, Japan during the annual Oirase Salmon Catching Festival, Nov. 10, 2012. Prizes were given to participants who caught the largest or smallest salmon, as well as any that had a yellow ribbon tied around its tail. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Kenna Jackson

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Misawa Airmen catch Japanese culture

Published Nov. 13, 2012