Rice cake lifting at Kyoto temple

Rice cake lifting at Kyoto temple

A ritual to lift up giant rice cakes weighing up to 150 kilograms in total is held at Daigo-ji temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 23, 2022, to pray for good health.

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