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'Gohan-shiki' ceremony at Rinnoji temple in Nikko

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Participants receive big bowls piled high with about 5 kilograms of rice from priests during a ceremony of ''Gohhan-shiki (compulsory rice eating)'' inside the Sanbutsu-do hall at the Rinnoji temple in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, on April 2, 2010. It is believed that receiving the rice brings good luck and health.

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Akutagawa literary award in Japan

Junko Takase attends a press conference in Tokyo on July 20, 2022, after her novella "Oishii Gohan ga Taberaremasuyoni," (To become able to eat delicious food) won the Akutagawa Prize for up-and-coming authors.

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Akutagawa literary award in Japan

Junko Takase poses for photos at a Tokyo hotel on July 20, 2022, after her novella "Oishii Gohan ga Taberaremasuyoni," (To become able to eat delicious food) won the Akutagawa Prize for up-and-coming authors.

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'Gohan-shiki' ceremony at Rinnoji temple in Nikko

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Participants receive big bowls piled high with about 5 kilograms of rice from priests during a ceremony of ''Gohhan-shiki (compulsory rice eating)'' inside the Sanbutsu-do hall at the Rinnoji temple in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, on April 2, 2010. It is believed that receiving the rice brings good luck and health. (Kyodo)