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A naked mochi-making event was held at Sengenji Temple in Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture early in the morning of December 4. It is an event at the end of the year where locals pray for a good harvest. Carrying twenty men hachimaki headbands pounded rice with thin pestles as they sang. At the end, they pushed the mochi up to the ceiling, to the cheers of the spectators. The 500 kilos of mochi they made was served in dishes such as soup.
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