An Okinawan family gives thanks for their health and prays for their safety and happiness in front of a butsudan before sending ancestral spirits back to the other world at Yomitan village, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 28, 2015. Okinawan families believe that during this three-day holiday deceased ancestors are allowed back from the spirit world to visit the homes of their families. ( Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa)

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Keywords: butsudan, family, japan, obon, okinawa, oyashi, sousei, uchikabi, yamakawa, yomitan, yomitan-son