Yokota members participate in annual Bean Throwing Ceremony

HINO CITY, Japan -- Pipo-kun, the mascot for the Metropolitan Police Department, greets the crowd while waiting for the start of the Bean Throwing Ceremony at the Takahata Fudo Temple in Hino City, Japan, Feb. 3, 2012. The ceremony is an annual event held to celebrate the start of a new year with prospect and good fortune. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Krystal M. Garrett)

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