Giant 4 tones "mirror rice cake" on its way to Konomiya Shrine in Inazawa, Japan.

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The huge rice cake will be offered to the deity of the shrine on the eve of an annual "Naked Man" festival. The so-called "mirror rice cake" consists of two round pieces, the smaller measuring meters in diameter placed atop the larger measuring meters in diameter. The overall weight of the cake is about 4 tones.

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Size: 5000px × 3334px
Location: Inazawa, Aichi, Japan
Photo credit: © Julian Krakowiak / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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