Traditional rice cake lifting event in Kyoto

Traditional rice cake lifting event in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - A woman lifts a 90-kilogram rice cake during an annual event at Daigoji Temple in Kyoto's Fushimi Ward on Feb. 23. A total of 74 men and women aged between 12 and 64 competed to see how long they could keep holding up the rice cakes -- a 105-kg cake for men and a 90-kg one for women -- in the event, which has a history of more than 400 years.

  • Product Code
  • ILEA001126239
  • Registered date
  • 2008/2/23 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2008 Kyodo News
  • Media size
  • 1864 × 1228 pixel
  • Resolution
  • dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 661.76(KB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos
    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.
      Rice cake lifting at Kyoto temple

      Rice cake lifting at Kyoto temple

      A woman tries to lift up giant rice cakes weighing 90 kilograms in total at Daigo-ji temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 23, 2022, during an annual ritual to pray for good health.
        Rice cake lifting at Kyoto temple

        Rice cake lifting at Kyoto temple

        A woman tries to lift up giant rice cakes weighing 90 kilograms in total at Daigo-ji temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 23, 2022, during an annual ritual to pray for good health.
          Giant rice cake-lifting festival at Kyoto temple

          Giant rice cake-lifting festival at Kyoto temple

          KYOTO, Japan - A female participant lifts a 90-kilogram rice cake during a "mocha-age" lifting competition at Daigo-ji, a temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 23, 2014. The annual event is held to wish for good health.
            Giant rice cake-lifting festival at Kyoto temple

            Giant rice cake-lifting festival at Kyoto temple

            KYOTO, Japan - A female participant lifts a 90-kilogram rice cake during a "mocha-age" lifting competition at Daigo-ji, a temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 23, 2014. The annual event is held to wish for good health.