# 86th Annual Black Ship Festival (963574)

250517-N-CM740-1001 SHIMODA, Japan (May 17, 2025) - Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Japan/Navy Region Japan, Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) celebrate the 86th annual Black Ship Festival with the city of Shimoda, Shizuoka. The Shimoda Black Ship Festival is held annually to celebrate the alliance between the U.S. and Japan. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Robert Stamer)

- Kind: Short
- Year: 2025
- Runtime: 1 min
- By: U.S. Navy video by Petty Officer 1st Class Robert Stamer
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:86th_Annual_Black_Ship_Festival_(963574).webm)
- Licence or status: Public domain (as the archive states it)
- Credit: U.S. Navy video by Petty Officer 1st Class Robert Stamer
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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