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New cedar ball in western Japan shrine

Photo taken on Nov. 13, 2023, shows a newly installed "osugidama" cedar ball at Omiwa Shrine, known for enshrining the god of sake, in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, western Japan.

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New cedar ball in western Japan shrine

A shrine maiden attaches a wooden tag onto a fresh green "osugidama" cedar ball at Omiwa Shrine, known for enshrining the god of sake, in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 13, 2023.

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Shrine raises ornament ball of cedar leaves ahead of "sake" festival

A new "osugidama," or a big ornament ball made of cedar leaves, is raised at Omiwa Shrine in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 13, 2015, to replace an old one during an annual ceremony a day before the start of the shrine's "sake" rice wine festival. Such a ball is traditionally hung from the eaves of sake breweries in Japan to announce that new rice wine has been made, and Omiwa is a tutelary shrine for Japanese breweries. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo