Flowers and friends
Funami Ryoetu, a bonsai hobbyist and Japan Day volunteer, left, shows a bonsai tree to Maeda Hiroshi, a Japan Day attendee, right, during the 31st Annual Japan Day at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 14, 2018. Bonsai is a 2,000-year-old Japanese art form where miniature trees are cultivated by growing and shaping the plant over a long period of time. Japan Day provided Misawa newcomers insight into the traditions, culture, and art forms that make Japan so interesting, all in a centralized location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Collette Brooks)