JASDF hosts annual mochi-pounding ceremony

A Yokota community member pounds mochi with a mallet during the Japan Air Self-Defense Force mochi-pounding ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 11, 2025. The annual event highlighted the long-standing tradition of mochi-making as participants rhythmically pounded and shaped rice, symbolizing prosperity and the start of the new year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Carissa McSwain)

PHOTO BY: Airman Carissa McSwain
VIRIN: 251211-F-YL411-1232.JPG
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NIKON D5

LENS

70.0-200.0 mm f/2.8

APERTURE

28/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/400

ISO

2000

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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