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Pounding mochi

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Children take part in a mochi pounding event in the rooftop garden at Roppongi Hills in Tokyo on Saturday. Approximately 170 people, including Roppongi Hills workers and local residents, participated. Since 2006, the rooftop garden has collaborated with various local governments every year to grow and harvest rice from that area. Participants were able to experience making mochi using a mortar and pestle using "Hakutomochi" glutinous rice grown in Tottori Prefecture.

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Love that mochi in my ozoni!

Perfect during oshogatsu!

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I haven't done that for 30 years but it was fun.

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