
A tug-of-war event that takes place once every tens years in Yakena Town, Okinawa Japan.
Yakena Town
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Okinawan Tug-of-War 415KB
(2007) Yakena Town, Okinawa Japan.
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(2007) Yakena Town, Okinawa Japan.
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(2007) Yakena Town, Okinawa Japan.

Former U.S. Marine and Art Director and contributing photographer to both Okinawa Living Magazine and Okinawa Outdoors Magazine as well as a contributor to Okinawa Guide and the Best of Okinawa Living book published by MCCS Okinawa. I lived 15-years in Okinawa Japan, 2-years in China and am currently a resident and photographer in Denver, Colorado.
John Russell Burgreen III