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CAMP FOSTER – Marine Maj. William Easter was pre-paring for a run on the Okinawa seawall near American Village on the afternoon of Dec. 8 when he heard cries for help coming from the shore.

Looking closer, Easter saw an exhausted man who had made it to shore af-ter a swim, but whose pregnant wife was in distress roughly a quar-ter-mile out.

Easter, the theatre se-curity cooperation officer with the III Marine Expedi-tionary Force at Camp Courtney, acted quickly. With a life preserver in one hand, he swam 300 yards to the woman and waited with her until help arrived, probably

BY MATTHEW M. BURKE AND AYA ICHIHASHI,STARS AND STRIPES

Published: Jan. 23, 2019

Marine honored for Okinawa water rescue

SEE RESCUE ON PAGE 2

EXCLUSIVE NEWS FROM:

Marine Maj. William Easter receives a letter of appreciation Jan. 22, from Chatan Mayor Masaharu Noguni for a rescue at sea in December. Photo by Matt Burke, Stars and Stripes

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saving her life.He was recognized Jan. 22 for

his heroism by Chatan Mayor Masaharu Noguni, who present-ed Easter with a letter of appre-ciation.

“We appreciate your brave action,” Noguni said.

For Easter, Dec. 8 started out as a “fairly routine day.” The 39-year-old from Beaufort, S.C., had just left the base gym and was about to jog the seawall, he told Stars and Stripes after the ceremony. At about 2:40 p.m., just as he put his ear buds in, he heard the cries for help.

The couple had been snorkel-ing and when they tried to head in, only the husband was able to make it out of the choppy water, Nirai fire chief Morikatsu Saki-hara said during Tuesday’s cer-emony.

The husband began calling for help to rescue his wife, who was described as an American in her 20s. The distraught man told Easter he was too exhaust-ed to make the swim.

“I could see her in the dis-tance, a little head bobbing there in the water,” Easter said. “I looked at it and I said, ‘Wow, that is not a short swim.’ You’re not going to do that very easily.”

Two other men happened by. Thinking quickly, Easter told one to call Japan’s equivalent to 911; he told the other to get him a flotation device from one of the dive shops along the seawall.

The man came back with an

orange, circular life-preserver, Easter said. The Marine then swam about 1,000 feet out to the woman, Sakihara said. He got her up on the life-preserver and then treaded water for approxi-mately 30 minutes while he

waited for emergency services to arrive.

“I had heard sirens in the dis-tance, so I knew something was happening,” Easter said.

Chatan fire officials arrived on a jet ski and plucked Easter and the exhausted woman out of the sea.

“She could have drowned,” Sakihara said.

Easter’s supervisor, Marine Col. Bob Castro, assistant chief of staff for III MEF G-5, said he wasn’t surprised by Easter’s ac-tions that day, but was shocked by the conditions he swam into.

“He’s very kind-hearted, very loyal; he’s a good Marine,” Cas-tro said. “Being an infantry of-ficer, he understood being a dif-ficult situation and how to put the situation in perspective, gain control of it and then react. He followed the basic infantry lead-ership traits and he did this very well.”

The Marines plan to honor Easter with an award later, Cas-tro said.

It’s “something that kind of comes with being a Marine,” Easter told Noguni prior to the ceremony. “When you see that someone needs help, you go out and you do it. You don’t think about it.”[email protected]@stripes.com

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RESCUE: ‘She could have drowned’

A stretch of the Okinawa seawall is seen recently in Chatan, Okinawa.Photo By Aya Ichihashi, Stars and Stripes

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Stripes Okinawa is A Stars and Stripes Community Publication. This newspaper is authorized for publication by the Department of Defense for members of the military services overseas. However, the contents of Stripes Okinawa are unofficial, and are not to be considered as the official views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. government, including the Department of Defense or the U.S. Pacific Command. As a DOD newspaper, Stripes Okinawa may be distributed through official channels and use appropriated funds for distribution

to remote and isolated locations where overseas DOD personnel are located. The appearance of advertising in this publication, including inserts or supplements, does not constitute endorsement of those products by the Department of Defense or Stars and Stripes. Products or services advertised in this publication shall be made available for purchase, use, or patronage without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, physical handicap, political affiliation, or any other nonmerit factor of the purchaser, user, or patron.

F or those of you venturing out in town on Feb. 3, be sure to watch out for fly-

ing beans and fleeing ogres. The Japanese celebrate Setsubun, which literally means “change of seasons,” on this day to kick off the preparation for the upcoming planting season.

The ceremonies across the nation recognize “risshun,” or birth of spring. The purification ritual “mame-maki,” or bean throwing, will be performed at homes, office buildings, schools and shrines across the country. The goal is to drive out demons and ogres, “oni” in Japanese, that bring bad fortune to the local community.

Participants fill wooden “masu,” or cups, with roasted soybeans and then proceed to throw the beans in and around

their homes while shouting “Oni wa soto! Fuku wa uchi!” or “Out with demons! In with happiness!”

This ritual is performed to bring in good fortune and drive out the evil spirits that have been lurking during the dark and cold winter months. It is also custom-ary for the devout to pick and eat the number of beans which cor-responds to their age.

What started out as a cleans-ing ritual for superstitious coun-try farmers hundreds of years ago, has grown into a national pastime. People can attend cer-emonies at thousands of Shinto shrines throughout Japan on Feb. 3. Well-known politicians, sumo wrestlers and actors are often invited to the festivals at some of the major shrines to throw out beans for good luck for all those present.

Mame-maki originally began

BY SHOJI KUDAKA,STRIPES OKINAWA

Spring, beans are in the air

SEE BEANS ON PAGE 8

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K in Town, the host municipality of Camp Hansen, is sometimes talked about in the past tense. It is true that the town’s prosperity as a “military town” peaked in the 60s and 70s, during the time of the Vietnam War. Now, the shine of the town may no longer be what it once was.

However, the town continues to rally and attract people, if not in the same way as it once did. Visiting the town offers opportunities to see the town’s attractions both burgeoning and passed

down from the past.

STORY AND PHOTOS BY SHOJI KUDAKA,STRIPES OKINAWA

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Shinkaichi It was in 1957 that Camp Hansen was installed in Kin

Town. Right across a street from Gate 1, Shinkaichi was de-veloped as an amusement area catering to the military com-munity.

Restaurants, bars, clubs, and tattoo shops housed in old buildings line the streets, providing a glimpse into the past. When visited at night, colorful neon signs wel-come visitors, hence the “sleepless town” moni-ker.

During daytime, colorful graffiti-clad buildings present a pop-art like view from the past. Although doors are closed for many bars while the sun is still up, people come looking for food such as tacos, hamburgers and hotdogs. The smell of BBQ hangs in the air, tickling people’s appetites.

Long-running restaurants like King Tacos and Gate 1 continue to be popu-lar. The taco rice, fried rice, or cheese-burgers that they serve up to exception-al volumes attract many hungry minds.

Kin Town is especially known as a town of taco rice. In 2010, a Guinness Record was set when a giant taco rice which weighed more than 1,600 pounds was made. The extra-large foods mentioned well represent the taste of the town.

There are also new places like Ricamocha Café. This cozy looking café on Route 329 is crowded Friday evenings and Saturday and Sunday mornings, according to Kazumi Shige-hisa, a staffer. Their featured menu item is murutaam, a cold sweet served up with taimo or taamu, a type of potato, along with milk-flavored shaved ice and tapioca.

The unique streets inspired creative minds as well. Mov-ies and music videos have been shot there. In “A Sign Days/Via Okinawa”, a movie from 1989, the town played a back-ground to depict the rise and fall of a local rock band. In “Boling Point”, a movie by decorated director Takeshi

Kitano, protagonists visit the town before their last stand against gangs. Or in a music video titled “Kata Omoi Diary”, a Japanese girls’ band ran around and shot fireworks in the old streets.

East side of Camp Hansen

Located about a five-minute walk to the east from Gate 1 of Camp Hansen is a temple called Kannonji.According to the town’s website, the temple was first built in the 16th century by a prestigious monk from mainland Japan. At one corner of the site, there is a limestone cave called Nisshuudo. This is thought to be a sacred site. Legend has it that the monk per-suaded a giant snake to pay penance in the cave for damages it caused to locals. Although the deepest part of cave is now off-limits, visitors can take stairs and see spots for worship such as a large limestone called “Buddha’s Big Parasol.”

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329 with Kin Bay to the right takes hboring areas of the military facil-ay, a unique collection of shacks and

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as a bypass that runs along the coast. the bypass and head north, they will hing port called Hamada Gyokou, a good view of the Kin Bay. This port ood fishing spot. Anglers can be seen fish and black sea bream according uri, a website dedicated to fishing in Kin Fishery Association noted that bited on a dock, but it is OK to do so lding fishing rods toward outside of

ouple of beaches along the coast that d by going south on Route 329. Igei easide Park) and Yaka Beach have a sandy shore and peaceful water, that secluded atmosphere.

Going further north on the coastal road leads to a vast flatland where paddy fields of taimo spread wide. The view presents a look much different from other parts of the island where sugarcane fields or hilly jungles are most typically seen.

Located at the east end of the land is Nature Mirai Kan, a facility with cottages, camping ground, and pa-vilions for grilling. On Okukubi Gawa, a river that runs by the facility, people can enjoy kayaking or stand-up paddle boarding. According to manager Kenji Nakama, the facility is popular among tourists, Okinawans, and Americans. Reservations are highly recommended, es-pecially over the weekend.

A five-minute walk from the facility, a boardwalk runs along the river, providing a good view of people on kay-aks or surfboards. There’s also a cattle shed by the river where buffaloes are kept.

About a five-minute drive further north is Kin-cho Baseball Stadium and Kin-cho Football Center. Pro teams from mainland Japan and South Korea hold spring training here, drawing people to this normally quiet area.

Located near the sports complex, Kin Dam offers a nice spot to take a break. From an observatory, which is located right by the facility, water can be seen splash-

ing down its huge wall. The dam is connected to the Okukubi Gawa at the bottom.

Kin Town may look humble compared to loca-tions with large resorts or commercial facilities on the west coast. Clearly, the times have changed here.

However, tourists, Okinawans, and Americans keep coming looking for something that only this town has to offer. The town’s attractions, both old and new, don’t stop tickling people’s [email protected]

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1 King Tacos ADDRESS: 4244-4 Kin, Kin-cho (near Gate 1 of Camp Hansen)HOURS: 10:30 – 1 a.m. *Opens everyday 2 Gate 1

ADDRESS: 4257 Kin, Kin-cho, Kunigami-gun (near Gate 1 of Camp Hansen)HOURS: 10 a.m. – 9:30 p.m. 3 Richamocha Café

ADDRESS: 4285 Kin, Kin-cho (near Gate 1 of Camp Hansen) HOURS: 2 – 10 p.m. (11:30 a.m. – 10 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays) *Closed on Wed. and Thur. 4 Kinpouzan Kannonji

ADDRESS: 222 Kin, Kin-cho (5 to 10-min walk from Gate 1 of Camp Hansen) 5 Ishija Yuntaku Ichiba

ADDRESS: 8223-5 Kin, Kin-cho (5-min drive from Exit No. 8 on expressway) HOURS: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. (Opens at 7 a.m. Sat., Sun.)

6 Hamada Fishing Port ADDRESS: 4077 Kin, Kn-cho (10-min drive from Exit No. 8 on expressway)

7 Igei Kaihin Kouen (Seaside Park) ADDRESS: 1021-8 Igei, Kin-cho

8 Nature Mirai-KanADDRESS: 11818-2 Kin, Kin-cho HOURS: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. URL: https://www.nature-kin.com/ *Free parking

9 Kin-cho Baseball StadiumADDRESS: 11503 Kin, Kin-cho *Free parking

10 Kin Dam ADDRESS: 9959 Kin, Kin-cho *Free parking

Kin Town Map

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O kinawa is so famous for its blue skies and white sandy beaches that most

people assume it’s sunny year-round on the island. However, the tiny prefecture receives less sunshine than Japan’s nation-wide average, with more cloudy days than not. And on cloudless days, temperatures often soar above 90 degrees Fahrenheit — which can be too hot for some to spend extended periods of time outdoors.

These less-than-ideal weath-er patterns can often be a head-ache for families living on Oki-nawa, as it limits the types of outdoor activities available to children. When my kids were younger, I was always on the hunt for places to go on rainy Saturdays or blazing hot Sun-days. Luckily, Okinawa’s world-famous Churaumi Aquarium always provided the perfect so-lution for weekend outings.

Located on the Motobu Pen-insula in northern Okinawa, Churaumi Aquarium is a part of Ocean Expo Park, a state-run park originally opened for the 1975 Okinawa International Marine Exposition. The park is a whopping 190 acres of family-friendly fun. Also located there are the Tropical Dream Center, a traditional Okinawa village; and the Oceanic Culture Muse-um, a dolphin show and athlet-ics fields.

The aquarium’s name is a portmanteau of “chura,” the Okinawan word for “beautiful,” and “umi,” the Japanese word for “ocean.”

One of the most famous fea-tures of the Churaumi Aquar-ium is the massive Kuroshio Sea tank, which holds nearly 2 million gallons of water and measures more than 115 feet in length. The name “Kuroshio” comes from the ocean current of the same name, which origi-nates near the Philippines and flows through Japan’s waters.

Visitors often flock to this exhibit to see the facility’s be-loved whale sharks. The largest fish in the ocean, whale sharks average 30 feet in length and can live up to 70 years. The tank is also home to the rare black-belly manta ray — most manta

rays have white bellies — and the aquarium is the only place in Japan to see these creatures up close.

Also living in the Kuroshio Sea tank are schools of nurs-ing sharks, leopard sharks and about 70 other varieties of sea creatures. Don’t miss the feed-ings at 9:30 a.m., 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. daily to watch the whale sharks devour their meals of kelp and plankton.

There is ample seating in front of the tank to enjoy the breathtaking view of the Kuro-shio marine animals. Hungry visitors can also get a glimpse of the tank from Ocean Blue, a cafe on site that serves every-thing from taco rice (600 yen, or about $5.40) to ice cream (310 yen).

If you are fascinated by sharks, but too scared to meet them in the ocean, the Shark Research Lab is the place to go. This exhibit is home to some of the more aggressive shark spe-cies, such as bull sharks. Here, visitors can also get a clos-er look at shark teeth and other specimens.

For a gentler ex-perience, the aquar-

ium’s “inoh,” or tide pool, ex-hibit allows visitors to touch a variety of creatures including starfish and sea cucumbers. The tide pool exhibit leads visitors into “The Coral Sea,” where more than 200 differ-ent species of fish live among

colorful coral. Children might enjoy spotting clownfish and blue tangs, made famous in the animated film “Finding Nemo.”

Outside the aquarium, the Okichan Theater hosts free dol-phin shows and is home to sev-eral sea turtles and manatees. It’s a nice way to break up a day spent indoors, if the weather is

nice enough.Ocean enthusiasts might

want to venture to the aquari-um soon, as it is currently host-ing a special exhibit of rare gi-ant manta rays. Visitors will get the unique opportunity to view giant manta rays, black manta rays and whale sharks [email protected]

STORY AND PHOTO BY AYA ICHIHASHI,STARS AND STRIPES

Published: Jan. 10, 2019

Churaumi Aquarium offers family-friendly respite from

Okinawa’s heat and rainTHINGS TO KNOW

DIRECTIONS: From Camp Foster, take Okinawa Expressway and exit at Exit 10. Stay on R58 for 7 kilometers, then take R449 at the Miyazato Intersection. Stay on R449 toward Motobu for 27 kilometers. Turn onto R114 at the Urasaki Intersection and drive 2.5 kilometers.

TIMES: October through February, 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. (Last entry at 5:30 p.m.) March through September, 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Last entry at 7:00 p.m.)

COSTS: Daily adult admission is 1,850 yen (or about $17.00), high school-aged children admission is 1,230 yen and school-aged children admission is 610 yen. After 4 p.m., adult admission is discounted to 1,290 yen, with high school-adged children admission discounted to 860 yen. Season passes are available for 3,700 yen for adults, 2,460 yen for high schoolers, and 1,220 yen for middle school and elementary school students. Season pass holders also receive a 5 percent discount at restaurants and souvenir shops in the park.

FOOD: The aquarium has two restaurants and five snack bars. Prices range from 310 yen ($2.85) for ice cream to 1,520 yen for the lunch buffet inside the Inoh Restaurant.

INFORMATION: churaumi.okinawa/en. Free parking is available, and a bilingual staff is on hand.

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as an imperial event on New Year’s Eve to get rid of demons and wel-come in the new year. It later mixed with indigenous customs of throw-ing beans at the time of rice-seed-ling planting.

Since the Edo period (1603- 1867), the rite of throwing roasted soybeans inside private homes has been performed on Setsubun.

A popular myth states that if a person silently consumes an entire sushi roll on Setsubun while fac-ing that year’s lucky direction (yes, there is a lucky direction), their dreams will come true. Commonly called “Ehoumaki,” the sushi roll is eaten to symbolize good fortune be-ing rolled into one. The roll is not

cut in order to symbolize good re-lations not being cut off during the upcoming year.

For those of you who are not so sure about eating a very long piece of sushi, you can buy relatively short ones at local convenience stores or supermarket on Feb. 3rd. Please remember that this year’s lucky direction is east-north-east.

Grab a compass if you need one. If you would like to purchase some roasted soybeans for your house, you can easily find them in Japa-nese grocery markets. It usually comes with paper ogre mask, which may be good to keep as a memory of Japan. Why don’t you use the tra-dition as an excuse to bring some beans to the office, in case your boss or supervisor happens to be an ogre and needs casting [email protected]

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