YOKOSUKA, Japan- Sailors from the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) helicopter destroyer JDS Hyuga (DDH 181) shared a time honored Japanese tradition with the crew of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) by preparing two “kadomatsu” decorations for the ship December 27.
Kadomatsu, meaning gate pine, is a traditional Japanese decoration of the New Year placed in pairs in front of homes to welcome ancestral spirits or “kami” of the
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