Persimmon seed-spitting contest held in western Japan

Persimmon seed-spitting contest held in western Japan

A woman spits a persimmon seed as her daughter looks on in an annual contest on Nov. 23, 2015, in the western Japanese town of Nanbu, a persimmon-growing area in Tottori Prefecture. About 700 people participated in the event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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