Ah, the joys of mispent youth. As a young Marine stationed aboard USS Princeton (LPH-5), our first Westpac tour centered around Yokuska. Much Asahi beer (25 cents a bottle back then), Acadamo plum poppy seed wine and sake made for interesting liberty. Haggling over prices of merchandise was always fun, especially when the merchants got out their abacus. No matter the price, we Marines always said:”Taksan okani” (sp?) which meant “too much money”.