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| The Colonel is Santa in this display |
I was stationed in Japan for Christmas in 1963 and 1964, and in 1965 I was back again aboard USS Hornet, so I've seen three there. I can't remember how to say "Merry Christmas" in Japanese, maybe Wilbur remembers.
I can tell you it was different, more then than now I think. We had put a tree up, of course, in our office at the command I was attached too, the Naval Supply Depot, Yokosuka. The last one aboard ship we didn't have a tree, but had fashioned one for everybodies Christmas cards - there used to be a photo of me there, but it's been lost I think.
The decoration of buildings and public places was different, and it probably was with good reason, there aren't a great number of Christians in Japan so it's more of a civil holiday.
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| Godzilla in Tokyo |
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| Ornaments made of split bamboo. |
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