A Yokota community member pounds mochi with a mallet during the Japan Air Self-Defense Force mochi-pounding ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 11, 2025. The annual event highlighted the long-standing tradition of mochi-making as participants rhythmically pounded and shaped rice, symbolizing prosperity and the start of the new year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Carissa McSwain)
| Date Taken: | 12.11.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 12.17.2025 23:58 |
| Photo ID: | 9441953 |
| VIRIN: | 251211-F-YL411-1232 |
| Resolution: | 4223x3263 |
| Size: | 3.24 MB |
| Location: | YOKOTA AIR BASE, TOKYO, JP |
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