Shioya;Okinawa;Japan

An assembly walking to the school grounds in Shioya, Okinawa, for the Festival for the Sea God (Umigami). Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "The festival flag and a part of the crew moving from the assembly area near our quonset (the tarpaulin fence to right surrounds the hut) to the school grounds for the dances."

Audience watching the dance performances for the Festival for the Sea God (Umigami) at Shioya, Okinawa. Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "The group of men, women, and children seated or standing on the ground to watch the dances. The bamboo canes are for the flailing of heads that will not stay down in the front rows."

Two dancers at the school grounds in Shioya, Okinawa, celebrating the Festival for the Sea God (Umigami). Dance by two women in flowered kimonos and 'fruitbasket' hats. Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "Two women shown in H130 but from back to show costumes."

Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "Beach beside the seawall in front of the quonset hut in Shioya, Okinawa, to show the native canoes, the island of Miyagi in the mouth of Shana Wan, and some of the children playing. Gil Corwin, one of the party, is out with the boys on the beach."

Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "Part of Shioya north of the quonset hut to show Okinawan houses completed since Del Flint first came here to work on geology less than l½ years ago. Timbers in foreground are for another house, concrete floors are where the other quonsets of the old PT-boat base stood. Children playing on the timbers. Mountain slopes in sweet potatoes."

Children at the beach in Shioya, with a closeup of a dugout canoe. Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "Another view of the beach shown in H9 with a canoe in the foreground to show details of the dugout construction. The near canoe has been broken and patched with tarred seams. Other canoes, a corner of the concrete sea wall, and the mountain slopes across Shana Wan form the background."

A group of dancers at the school grounds in Shioya, Okinawa, celebrating the Festival for the Sea God (Umigami). Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "The beginning of a dance by one of the smaller groups as the women file out of the dressing room. The bamboo canes to the right are for maintaining order."

A group of dancers at the school grounds in Shioya, Okinawa, celebrating the Festival for the Sea God (Umigami). Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "One of the group dances, much like that in H113. Sky is slightly overcast."

A group of dancers at the school grounds in Shioya, Okinawa, celebrating the Festival for the Sea God (Umigami). Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "One of the group dances with straw sun helmets in foreground."

A group of dancers at the school grounds in Shioya, Okinawa, celebrating the Festival for the Sea God (Umigami). Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "One of the group dances with dark costumes near the camera."