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Nainoa Thompson receives gift from Itoman city (Okinawa) at the departure ceremony.  The
gift is a replica of a trading sailing ship used during the period of the "Kingdom of the Ryukyus" before Okinawa became part of Japan. Photo courtesy of Bob Nakasone.