Noguni Sokan festival

Children search for a potato in the “Potato digging competition,” during the 33rd Noguni Sokan Festival in Kadena Kaneku Seaside Park, Japan, Oct. 13, 2013. Noguni Sokan is a historical celebrity in Kadena, who introduced sweet potatoes from China over 400 years ago and was said to save the locals from starvation. (Courtesy photo)

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