SAPPORO, Japan (Feb. 8, 2010)--Musician 2nd Class Dirk Denton plays the keyboard as the U.S. 7th Fleet Band performs a sound check before a performance at the 61st Sapporo Snow and Ice Festival. The festival is held annually for one week in Feb., displaying intricate snow and ice sculptures that take nearly a month to complete. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Cale Hatch /Released)

SAPPORO, Japan (Feb. 8, 2010)-- A Japanese child looks back at the crowd as Sailors from the U.S. Seventh Fleet Band perform jazz and pop music at the 61st Sapporo Snow and Ice Festival. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Third Class Fidel C. Hart /Released)

SAPPORO, Japan (Feb. 8, 2010)--Sailors in the U.S. Seventh Fleet Band perform a mix of jazz and pop music for visitors of the 61st Sapporo Snow and Ice Festival. The festival is held annually for one week in Feb., displaying intricate sculptures that take nearly a month to create. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Third Class Fidel C. Hart /Released)

OTARU, Japan (Feb. 7, 2010)--Chief Musician Jason Gromacki receives a lei made of oragami cranes from a resident of Care House Asarionsen in Otaru. The U.S. 7th Fleet band, embarked on the 7th Fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), performed for the residents while the ship is in Otaru for a port visit. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Cynthia Griggs/Released)

OTARU, Japan (Feb. 7, 2010)--Musician 2nd Class Anthony Smouse greets a resident of Care House Asarionsen in Otaru. The U.S. 7th Fleet band, embarked on the 7th Fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), performed for the residents while the ship is in Otaru for a port visit. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Cynthia Griggs/Released)

OTARU, Japan (Feb. 7, 2010)--Musician 1st Class Shin Takao explains what it is like to live on a Navy ship to residents of Care House Asarionsen in Otaru. . (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Daniel Viramontes/Released)

OTARU, Japan (Feb. 7, 2010)--Musician 2nd Class James Brownell receives a lei made of oragami cranes from a resident of Care House Asarionsen in Otaru. The U.S. 7th Fleet band, embarked aboard 7th Fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), performed for the residents while the ship is in Otaru for a port visit. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Daniel Viramontes/Released)