![]() "The JASDF have really helped us build a positive relationship here in the community by inviting us to participate in these events," said Maj. Col Hosaka, has welcomed the Detachment Soldiers and included them in every military and cultural event they hold. Nearby the Shariki Communication site is a Shariki Sub Base. "The best part of the day was seeing the elderly people's faces light up when they received the mochi we made that day." Michael Skeens, the detachment supply sergeant. "Any event with our JASDF friends ends up being a great time, even if it's back-breaking work," remarked Sgt. ![]() The man wetting the mochi often awes the onlookers by avoiding being hit.Īfter the ceremony, the Soldiers presented their handmade mochi to the residents of a Japanese nursing home in the nearby city of Tsugaru. Two men teams work together in a very quick rhythm. One man strikes the rice in a curved bowl with a large wooden mallet while the other man wets and folds the mochi in between strikes of the hammer. Traditionally mochi is made during a ceremony where two men work together. The traditional dish is eaten alone or molded and filled with anything from red-bean paste to ice cream. Mochi is a Japanese rice cake made of glutinous rice pounded into a moldable paste. SHARIKI, Japan - Detachment Soldiers located in Shariki, Japan, attended a local mochi pounding ceremony with members of the Japan Air Self Defense Force stationed at the Shariki Sub-Base and the Tsugaru Police Dec 28. The mochi, a rice cake made from pounding cooked rice, was made by members of the detachm. Daniel Perdue, detachment 10 first sergeant, 100th Missile Defense Brigade, presents a mochi to a resident of a nursing home in Tsugaru, Japan, Dec 28. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 3 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption –ġst Sgt. Michael Skeens, Detachment 10, 100th Missile Defense Brigade, pounds mochi as a member of the Japanese Air Self Defense Force wets and folds the mochi during a traditional ceremony in Tsugaru Japan Dec. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 2 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – The mochi, a rice cake made from pounding cooked rice, was made by members of the detachment. Daniel Perdue, detachment first sergeant, 100th Missile Defense Brigade, presents a mochi to a resident of a nursing home in Tsugaru, Japan, Dec 28. ![]()
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