Kagami-biraki, Breaking the New Year's Rice Cake with a Mallet Free Stock Photo from Japan

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Kagami mochi being split with a wooden mallet

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This is a stock photo of the Kagami-biraki (Breaking the Kagami-mochi) ritual. A broken white mochi cake and orange mikan (mandarin oranges) are placed on a white plate, with a hammer held in hand, ready to break the Kagami-mochi. Kagami-biraki is a tradi

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